Tag Archives: short film

Creature Comforts

Short meditations on banal acts of comfort and joy.

Cramps

A meditation on the deep comfort of a hot water bottle.
video by @mishannlau, @mishmasher
music by @officialcibomatto “Apple”
special thanks to @kimikokaze
shot in 2020, edited in 2023

Passionate

Back when we were young and innocent, full of possibilities and promise #momentintime #weareallthethingswewere
performed by Tijiki Moris, camera by Mishann Lau, edited by Mishann Lau, music by @kraejiyaeji “passionfruit”

Found footage from 2015 with @tijiki.par.desi and @mishmasher.

Unstrip

Putting on clothes has never looked sexier.

Performer: Kimora Koi, Videographer: Mishann Lau, Music: Ituana “Tape Loop”, Editor: Mishann Lau From the documentary: With Love, From Dragon City – a moment with 3 performers from The Femme Fatale burlesque troupe and what burlesque means to them.

Writer, Director

Shot in 2010, Little Phoenix and the Fists of Fury is a another slice of Little Phoenix’s story.  Enrolled in the Mystic Mountain Academy of Kung Fu Arts for Young Women, Little Phoenix is caught by the hall monitor arriving late for class.  Saber, the haughty hall monitor has a chip on her shoulder against Little Phoenix. Things really heat up when Saber’s two cronies  suddenly join the hallway party.  Can Phoenix get to class without losing her shirt? Everything comes to a screeching halt when Master Wu, the school principal arrives on the scene.

Writer, Director

Two kung fu sisters fight over the lipstick they find in the laundry.

in 2004, as part of its goal to support young, emerging talent from the Asian
community, Reel Asian joined together with the Liaison of
Independent Filmmakers of Toronto to support the creation of works by
the four young, emerging Asian directors.