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Maxine

2023 · 20 min

A tender, quietly supernatural coming-of-age short that feels intimate and bittersweet, blending family awkwardness with a gentle ghostly presence.

Directed by: Niki Ang
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ben Wang, Margaret Cho, Isabella Day

Overview: A newly out teenager hiding her relationship from her Chinese American family encounters the ghost of a queer ancestor during the Hungry Ghost Festival, discovering a shared struggle to belong across generations.

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Directed by: Niki Ang
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ben Wang, Margaret Cho, Isabella Day

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
sexuality
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Niki Ang
Written by: Niki Ang
Starring: Ben Wang, Margaret Cho, Isabella Day, Kelvin Han Yee, Celeste Den, Cindera Che, Jabbar Lewis, Elaine Young
Music: Carla Patullo
Cinematography: Chananun Chotrungroj
Runtime: 20 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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