ONLY THE MOON STANDS STILL

Director | Writer | Editor

Three generations of Chinese women say goodbye to their family ballroom dance studio. Executive produced by Lena Waithe, starring Shirley Chen (BEAST BEAST) and Mardy Ma (CHANG CAN DUNK).

Narrative | 22 min | Chinese (Mandarin), English | Shot on location in the San Gabriel Valley of L.A.

“Writer/director Johnson Cheng returns to AFI with yet another incredibly moving film about the complexities of intergenerational families: a slice-of-life tale of three generations of Chinese women confronting the realities of having to shut down their family’s ballroom dance studio and bid farewell to a life that has defined them for so long. I love how the film tells a story of how time marches forward, whether you are ready or not, and how it’s how you choose to face it that really determines who you are.”

- AFI FEST (Programmer Pick)

FILM FESTIVALS

• 20th Tribeca Film Festival (World Premiere)

• 35th AFI FEST (Audience Award)

• 28th Palm Springs ShortFest

• 3rd HiShorts! International Short Film Festival

• 23rd Landshut Short Film Festival

• 17th Shorts México International Short Film Festival

• 18th HollyShorts Film Festival

• 23rd San Diego Asian Film Festival

• 45th Asian American International Film Festival

• 40th CAAMFest

• 11th Seattle Asian American Film Festival

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