Short film

Wabi-Sabi

2024 · 20 min

A cringe-comic short that keeps you squirming and smiling as awkward dating anxiety plays out over tea.

Overview: When an insecure woman goes on a date at a traditional Japanese tea house, her best friend's advice on how to avoid white-guys-with-Asian-fetishes threatens to ruin her love life and sanity.
How it feels: Light, satirical, earnest and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, race, love, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
race
love
friendship
loneliness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild