Short film

Mushroom Dad

2025 · 14 min

A short, wry, tender scramble that mixes family awkwardness with mild psychedelic chaos and quiet warmth.

Overview: A young chef must take care of his Chinese-immigrant father who accidentally consumes psychedelic mushrooms on the opening night of his restaurant.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, immigration, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
immigration
identity
work
Places: workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none