Short film

Phony

2020 · 9 min

A short, sharp slice of family friction that turns an ordinary errand into a quietly combustible clash of wills.

Overview: Sunny, a young Asian American woman with anger management issues, returns home to the San Gabriel Valley seeking respite from her recent career failures - but a simple grocery shopping trip with her mother may prove more than she can handle.
How it feels: Light, tense, warm and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, class, trauma
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 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
identity
class
trauma
parenthood
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none