Short film

Red Prior

2025 · 12 min

A quiet, heavy short that sits with regret and loneliness, finding small warmth in a fragile connection between two women.

Overview: After giving away her young daughter, an incarcerated immigrant mother begins to make sense of her contrition when she connects with a kindred inmate.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Guilt, isolation, parenthood, found family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
isolation
parenthood
found family
identity
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sophia Lin
Written by: Sophia Lin
Starring: Josephine Chiang, Sheila Gaskins, Ethan Clark, K.S. Garner, Mark Wallace, Candace Foreman, Charlotte Kulak
Runtime: 12 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, English