Same Old
United States / Fiction / 15' / 16mm / Color / 2022
A food delivery driver in New York City spends the night trying to find his stolen e-bike.
Director: Lloyd Lee Choi
Script: Lloyd Lee Choi
Director of Photography: Norm Li
Producer: Tony Yang, Lloyd Lee Choi
Editing: Lloyd Lee Choi
Sound: Tom Bjelic, Steve Moore, Lucas Roveda
Musician: Max LL, The Shirelles, Steely Dan, Teresa Teng
Cast: Limin Wang, Maggie Law, Anna Wang, Lei Han, Mingjie Li, Hung Malo Lin, Al Dublinsky, Derek Wadolowski
CV
Lloyd Lee Choi is a Korean-Canadian writer/director living in Brooklyn. His short film, Same Old, had its world premiere in 2022 at Cannes and went on to screen and win awards at several international film festivals. Lloyd’s recent short film, Closing Dynasty (2023) won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film (Generations) at the 73rd Berlinale and won the Audience Award at SXSW.He is currently developing the feature adaptation with Destin Daniel Cretton’s company Family Owned. He also works as a commercials director.
Filmography
2016 Heartbreak Karaoke
2022 Same Old
2023 Closing Dynasty
Festivals Attended
Cannes Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Curtacinema Film Festival
Stockholm Film Festival
Ciclope Festival
Jakarta Independent Film Festival
Devour Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Valladolid International Film Festival
Curtacinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival
Awards
Special Jury Mention - Toronto International Film Festival
Best Short of Festival - Raindance Film Festival
Best Director - Curtacinema Film Festival
1st place - HBOmax APA Visionaries Awards
Gold Winner - Ciclope Festival
Best Short - Jakarta Independent Film Festival
Best Drama - Devour Film Festival