Short film

Invasive Species

2023 · 13 min

A quiet, unsettling plunge into creative anxiety, where small sounds and glances carry the weight of an identity crisis.

Overview: A young Asian American sound artist confronts feelings of imposter syndrome at her first ever artist's residency.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, obsession, race
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
isolation
obsession
race
art
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, horror
Directed by: Annie Ning
Written by: Annie Ning
Starring: Emily May Jampel, Pascal Yen-Pfister, JJ Paul, Stuart Green, Katya Golvin, Eve Austin
Cinematography: Leo Zhang
Runtime: 13 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English