Episodics

73 mins

Episodics

New People Cinema
May 12, 2018 4:30 pm At Rush

Description

A trio of sharp, hilarious and painfully relevant series from creators Chelsea Chang, Douglas Kim and Susane Lee capture everyday moments overflowing with energy, humor and heart. Diverse, polished performances inject fresh talent and ideas while elevating the entire program to new heights. Binge watching never felt so good!

Co-Presented by: API Equality Northern California

In This Program

Hella Strangers

Chelsea Chang / Shorts / USA / 2018 / Short / 27 mins
Creator/actor Chelsea Chang takes us to a “Heaven & Hell” house party for some 90s Bay Area QPOC realness. Smitten with party host Genica, Chang tries to keep her cool amidst rapper quarrels, dancing, and sexual tension. Does Genica want Chang in the friend zone, or is she looking for love?
Just Doug

Dan Chen / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Short / 26 mins
What do you do when you’ve just graduated from college and win $2 million playing poker? Move to Hollywood and pursue acting, of course! Join actor Douglas Kim on a semi-autobiographical journey to Los Angeles where he navigates landing respectable gigs, potential romance, and FaceTime ambushes from his disapproving mom.
susaneLand

Andrew Olsen / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Short / 20 mins
Brushing off everyday niceties and using human nature as the ultimate punchline, susaneLand is full of twisted comedy gold. Dive into five dark, surreal, and hilarious vignettes, elevated by stellar performances that make it perfectly acceptable to laugh at this series of unfortunate-yet-silly events.