AFMA Presents

DOOR GOD (NYU)

Yulin Liu | 22min

A 7 year old girl, Lingli, has been waiting more than two years for her mom tocome home. 

When Chinese New Year finally arrives, the “mother” she has been waiting for turns out to 

bring irreversible changes to her and her family. This is a story about how Lingli loses her 

childhood innocence, and how she faces those she loves most and her life after the heartbreak.

STILL LIFE (LMU)

Zhan Wang | 15min

A 19 years old pregnant girl Alice comes to a Suicide Hotel to commit suicide. After encountering a mysterious boy Mike who works as staff in the hotel, Alice finds the meaning of life connection.

CHOSEN (USC)

Congyu E | 14’ 30’’ min

A seven-year-old boy struggles with his evangelical mother’s antics before the end of the world.

WHERE THE ROAD GOES (UCLA)

Chen Wang | 9’58’’min

After being rejected by the art galleries, Jason a frustrated painter met a prostitute Jenny, who 

influenced and inspired him.

RAYMOND AVENUE (USC)

 Joe Zen | 5min

The story is based on the true incident happened on April 11th, 2012 around USC campus in LA: A Chinese couple is discussing about their future. They are both international graduate students. The guy wants to stay after graduation, while the girl wants to go back home. At the same time, two African American brothers are trying to leave their foster families, and looking for their chance to break through. The initiative mission comes. Night falls on Raymond Avenue...

FORERUNNER (NYFA)

Christopher He | 25min

In 1970s, during the cold war, British spy Adam posing as a journalist and try to steal a secret clean energy source from a scientist who hiding in underground with his daughter, and have been chased by his wife’s murder.

ROBIN’S EGG BLUE (USC)

Gorby Shih | 13’37 min

Leon crushes two robin eggs and is haunted by a bird spirit until he realizes the terrible truth behind his psychological metaphors.

BORN TO DIE (Chapman)

Jeremy Chen | 28’17’’min

A futuristic sci-fi action thriller, is the story of Nina Henricksen, a police detective who is investigating the violent deaths of black-market clones in Los Angeles. Working with her partner, 

Detective Gray, their investigation leads them down a dark path full of corruption, red herrings and intrigue - a course which appears to connect back to her father’s murder when she was a 

little girl. Nina must decide whether to continue her investigation regardless of where it leads or risk discovering secrets she wished she never knew.

WONDERLAND (NYFA)

Wei-heng Chung | 16’30’’min

The story is set in an isolated castle owned by a seemingly rich young woman Grace. After her accidental death, Lee, her twisted Chinese housekeeper who’s hated her all the time goes through all kinds of difficulties when he tries to hide her body. Just when he thinks his new life has begun by owning the castle he’s been serving in for years, his life runs its course. After discovering their deaths, a Russian deliveryman who comes everyday is sentenced to death by Karma as well for his greed.

HIGH TIDE (Chapman)

Cynthia Yuqin Feng | 18min

A drama about a woman struggling between sex and love.