Moth
Director: Shu Zhu
Script: Shu Zhu, G Wilson
Director of Photography: Ayinde Anderson
Producer: Shincy Lu, Sounder Pictures
Musician: Xueran Chen
Editing: April Guangwei Du
Sound: Stephen Halbert
Cast: Jeanie Lim, Josh McHugh, Troy Hatt, Harmonie He, Hana Wu
China, USA / Fiction / 16’54’’ / 2K / Color / 2019
Christine is a working actress fading into obscurity. Day by day, she works tirelessly with the futile hope of her career getting a second wind. As countless others in Los Angeles, she blindly follows her dream like a moth to flame, taking a toll on her family and herself. We observe the banality of Christine’s daily routines like a fly on the wall. Through her tasks, we get a glimpse of Christine’s deteriorating mental state and an impending transformation.
CV
Shu is a recent graduate from AFI Conservatory's Directing program and holds a BFA in Film and TV Production from New York University. After a period of assistant work for Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions and Chinese artist He Xiangyu, Shu co-founded a boutique production company, Noface Productions while freelancing as a producer and cinematographer for independent projects in New York.
Filmography
Moth 2019, American Freak 2017, The Test 2016, The Man Who Fell From the Sky 2015, Kiddo 2014, Eros 2013
Festivals Attended
Moth: 12th Las Vegas Film Festival, 4th Calcutta Film Festival, 16th Fear No Film Festival, 23rd La Shorts International Film Festival, 20th Backup & Beyond Film and Media Art Festival
Awards
Moth: Best Actress - Undo Diergent Film Awards
Contact: film@augohr.de