Kindling
2020 | 14min | DCP | 16:9 | Colour | 5.1
When a young woman drives her estranged childhood best friend to get an abortion, the two are forced to confront each other about who they were and what they have become.
Palm Springs International ShortFest - Official Selection
Cinequest Film Festival - Official Selection
Heartland International Film Festival (Indy Shorts) - Official Selection
HollyShorts Film Festival - Official Selection
St. Johns International Women's Film Festival - Official Selection
Pittsburgh Shorts by Film Pittsburgh - Official Selection
Nevada City Film Festival - Official Selection
China Women's Film Festival (中国国际女性影展) - Official Selection
North America Chinese Directors Tour (北美华人导演展) - Finalist
NewFilmmakers NY - Finalist
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Youth Image JinHeJiang (青年影像计划金荷奖) - Semi-Finalist
Prague International Indie Film Festival - Best Young Filmmaker
USC First Look Film Festival - Best Drama
Starring: Jill Renner, Nicole Falk
Directed by Xinyi Zhu
Written by Sheridan Watson
Produced by Emily Meyers, Youssef Gouda
Cinematography by Fannong "Vanon" Li
Production Design by Yuelin Zhao, Jumai Yusuf
Edited by Tzu-Yueh Hsu, Riley Sweeney Lynch
Sound by Lo-Yao Huang, Dorothy Lee
Assistant Director Martin Griego
Costume Design by Maria Laura Sandoval
Original Music by "AK" Alexandra Kalinowski
Music Supervisor Roxanne Oldham