Thrilled to share our film DOT is finally starting its festival run, starting at SeriesFest next month!

I was drawn to Kimberlee’s story that was inspired by a moment with her grandmother, because I felt challenged to reshape the ways we think about how mental illness shifts our lives - for both our loved ones and those around them. Major props to Kimberlee, who wrote, starred in, and fought for this to get told even when the pandemic halted her initial plans.

Writer: Kimberlee Kidd

Director: Tiffany Frances

Producers: Matthew Keene Smith + Wenjie Kong
Cinematographer: Arlene Muller

1st AD: Kate Lugtu

Production Designer: Masha Lyass

Editor: Mengyao Mia Zhang

Composer: Nico Borromeo

Casting Director: Morgan Robbins

Re-Recording Mixer: Emilie Corpuz

Color: Arianna Shining Star

Cast: Kimberlee Kidd, Mindy Sterling, Arabella Grant

AND an incredible team of crew + cast that would be way too long to include here. Thank you for a memorable summer last year!

Unexpectedly for the past year, Matthew Keene Smith and I embarked on a journey with Temple Beauty to create a longer doc piece that first started out as a voluntary promo video for their store. We liked the promo piece, but we just knew other sides of the story needed to be told. Amber, so proud to call you a friend and get to showcase you and your beautiful family. We’re so excited its festival run has begun! 

THANK YOU to:
Valiant Pictures, Arlene Muller, Cut + Run, Luc Giddens, Ben Wong, Apache Color, Buggsy Capri, Yngree, and a lot more!

Temple Beauty plays at Sarasota Film Fest from 4/1-10!

https://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com/film/temple-beauty/

Didn’t bother holding back: Adforum “Women In Advertising” Survey

Nitehawk Shorts Fest played What I Wish You Said in 2018 and now it’s 2022 and playing Hello From Taiwan! Wish we could be there and celebrate with all the other great shorts.

Screening info here.

Thanks for the recognition on this project, Anthem Awards!

Our Snapchat ad for Temple Beauty won:

Gold

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Best Local Awareness Program
Awareness Categories (For Profit)

Gold

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Campaign - Brand
Awareness Categories (For Profit)

So happy to be a part of judging the Casting / Production & Styling category for shots Awards The Americas 2002!

Hello From Taiwan is screening at Denver Film Festival as part of SeriesFest’s Award Winner Showcase - In Person at Sie FilmCenter on 11/7/21 at 4pm - join us, we’ll be there! And then come to the afterparty :)

Thanks so much to Denver Film Festival and SeriesFest - can’t wait to meet you!

Wow… Hello From Taiwan won Best Narrative Short at Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival (an Oscar Qualifier) this year, and is submitted for recommendation to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in the category for narrative short.

The irony is that the Live Action Short Film category closed 10 days before I received this letter, so HFT sadly cannot be considered.

Regardless, THANK YOU Reel Sisters for recognizing the work that women of color do in our film industry. THANK YOU for including HFT in your festival, and THANK YOU for doing the work you do. Honored to take part!

Festival plays virtually from 10/23 thru 11/7.

Thank you for screening Hello From Taiwan this past weekend, Washington West Film Festival!

Wish we could’ve been there in person - it looked so fun!

Thanks to ELLE for this great BTS video for Another Day!