LONELY BLUE NIGHT
Director | Writer
A portrait of a Chinese family in which the consequences of a mother’s decision to leave her daughter in the care of an American homestay family are slowly unearthed when they reunite on one lonely blue night.
Starring Diana Lin (THE FAREWELL).
Narrative | 15 min | Chinese (Mandarin), English | Shot on location in the San Gabriel Valley of L.A.
“Communication can not always take place through language. In fact more often than not, the sincerest confessions come from the most surprising of gestures. For its meticulous structure, and for its very controlled and trenchant gaze, we would like to give special mention to Johnson Cheng's LONELY BLUE NIGHT.”
- IndieLisboa International Film Festival (Jury Statement)
FILM FESTIVALS & AWARDS
34th AFI FEST (World Premiere | Audience Award)
HBO APA Visionaries (Winner)
National Board of Review (Winner)
18th IndieLisboa International Film Festival (Best Fiction Award Special Mention)
34th Columbia University Film Festival (Best Film Award, Jury Select)
44th Atlanta Film Festival
30th Aspen Shortsfest
27th Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
9th Ajyal Film Festival
36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
44th Asian American International Film Festival
4th Indy Shorts International Film Festival
6th Coronado Island Film Festival
1st San Diego International ShortsFest
10th Seattle Asian American Film Festival
10th Diaspora Film Festival
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