Midnight Carnival ( Narrative Short, 19m, 2018)
Credit: Writer/Director
Midnight Carnival tells the story of Andrea Lin, a confused Taiwanese girl in her late teens struggling to find her place in the world. In search of the adventure that is missing from her life, she takes a summer job in America working for a traveling carnival, where she is confronted with the harsh realities of life as a migrant worker. After struggling to connect with her “carney” co-workers, including Julio, a young, free-spirited Mexican man, she must come to terms with her feelings of wanting to belong, yet never feeling at home.
Awards:
Gold Remi Award/ 51st Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2018
FFIFA Award of Contemporary Images 2020
FFIFA Award of Entire Cast 2020
Official Selection:
Big Muddy Film Festival 2019
Asian American International Film Festival 2018
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2018
Chinese American Film Festival
Taiwanese American Film Festival 2018
Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival 2018
Reading Film Fest 2018
Invited Screening:
BMA Screening Room-The Necessity of Tomorrow(s), Baltimore Museum of Arts Initiative, 2020
Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize - Semifinalist Exhibition MICA, Baltimore, MD July 2018
Taiwanese Association of America Minnesota, Mid-Autumn Celebration and Film Screening, Minnesota University, October 2018
University Film and Video Association 2017 National Conference Los Angeles, CA August 2017
University Film and Video Association 2016 National Conference Las Vegas, NV August 2016 (WIP)
Philly Film Showcase, Prince Theater, Philadelphia, PA August 2018