WON’T YOU BE MINE? (2024) | Short Film

Описание: WINNER: BEST MARTIAL ARTS (BLOOD, SWEAT, & BONES SHORT FILM CATEGORY), 2024 URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

A tough young woman, disillusioned by modern dating, reluctantly agrees to go on one last blind date before finally calling it quits.

When her last date turns out to be with a clueless idiot with delusions of Bruce Lee, she must decide whether to just throw in the towel or if true love really is worth fighting for.

STARRING
Stephanie Pham
Kage Yami
Jessica Day
Jackie SJ Kim
Leroy Nguyen
Hector Soria
Owen Hu

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Joey Min

ACTION DIRECTOR
Leroy Nguyen

MUSIC
Bolo McTiger Thunder

PRODUCERS
Stephanie Pham
Joey Min
Leroy Nguyen

PRESENTED BY
Rising Tiger Films
Art School Dropouts

WRITTEN, EDITED, & DIRECTED BY
Leroy Nguyen




DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

So this was originally written back in 2011-2012, shot towards the end of 2018, and it's finally being released now. My guess as to why it took so long to finish is that I wasn't creatively..."feeling it". I was a different (at least younger) man when I first wrote the script, with only very minimal changes/revisions made to it when I finally got around to actually shooting the thing in 2018. Luckily, I had the right group of people around me to make it, people who I'm lucky enough to call friends and colleagues. So here it is.

My original concept was not just to make a romantic-comedy (for some reason), but to also go back to a time when YouTube was still sort of the Wild West. Before it got so commercialized, sanitized, bastardized, etc. Back when you could actually find humble, honest pieces of work from people all over the world, most without a hint of “clout-chasing” in sight.

I feel like I was born in the wrong time. I've been making movies for 20 years now and the world is a lot different from what it used to be. My unwillingness to "play the game" and pretty much dick-ride up the ladder has left me feeling unfamiliar with this environment. Yet, despite being so out of touch, I kept telling myself to continue, because making movies for me was making art. And making art was the rock and the stability in my life.

But it ain't worth it no more. So after this jam and one more, I’m done.

Thank you to all those who’ve been with me, watched my work from the beginning, those who continued to watch my work, and those who I’ve worked with.