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Moth & I

2025 · 22 min

A short, uneasy character study that drifts between anxious reality and odd daydreams, leaving a quiet sense of isolation.

Directed by: Oliver Chen Ying Ji
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lau Chung-Hin, Susan Shaw Yam-yam, Deep Ng Ho-hong

Overview: Lucky Chan is an anxious real estate agent who is never lucky. Caught between nightmares and daydreams, he found his boner dry up on him.

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Directed by: Oliver Chen Ying Ji
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lau Chung-Hin, Susan Shaw Yam-yam, Deep Ng Ho-hong

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
work
ambition
grief
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Oliver Chen Ying Ji
Written by: Oliver Chen Ying Ji, Chan Ka Kit
Starring: Lau Chung-Hin, Susan Shaw Yam-yam, Deep Ng Ho-hong
Cinematography: Alix Roussel
Runtime: 22 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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