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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

XIN

Directed by Desha Dauchan

Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Horror, Spiritual, Thriller, Women / 12 mins / English, Mandarin with English subtitles / World Premiere

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Plays In:
The No Spin Zone

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm

Description

Grappling with grief, Elaine is haunted by the ghost of her mother. In therapy, she tries to gain clarity on the nature of the hauntings. Are they a product of her grief or are they urging her to perform the ultimate act of violence against her own father?


Director's Bio

Desha is a San Francisco native, Howard University and UCLA alumna. An award-winning filmmaker, her shorts have screened at Sundance, BlackStar, American Black, Pan African and Urbanworld Film Festivals. Her screenwriting has found support at Tribeca All-Access, Film Independent, and Hedgebrook. A faculty member in the Department of Film & Media Studies at UC Irvine, she explores innovative visual storytelling and continues to share rich human stories.


Credits

Director: Desha Dauchan
Writer: Tina Huang
Producer: Felecia Hunter
Executive Producer: Tina Huang, Karla Mosley, Malcolm Barrett
Director of Photography: Chris Low
Editor: Romina Rey
Cast: Tina Huang, Karla Mosley


Plays in

  1. The No Spin Zone

    Shorts Programs / 96 mins
    Spinning a tale. Spinning a scandal. Spinning out of control. No matter how you spin it, go watch these films. - Kirby Peñafiel

    In This Program: AMERICAN DREAMING, THE DUWENDE, HAIRCUT, IRONY, KILLINGS, THE LOST, XIN, YOUR MOTHER


Dates & Times

Plays In:
The No Spin Zone

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm