Richard Trombly's Reel

This was made before the Canon D5 DSLR movie camera was released. I was looking at some rapid shots of action I took on my Nikon D70s and realized I had almost made a film. I wanted to play with that. My professional actor friends were excited to join and we shot this in one afternoon. This experimental short film was shot largely on a Nikon d-70s with about 2000 photographs. Some scenes were shot with dv. It was shot in Shanghai, China for entry in a local film contest by Meiwenti...

Gua Shu Shijie - Melon Harvest In China, the modern meets the traditional and personal relationships are still very traditional and there are many social obstacles keeping young men and women apart. Melon Harvest is the story of a couple of young Chinese lovers that have been too shy to get together. The beautiful Meilin plays her traditional guzheng musical instrument at an elite party of modern Shanghainese and a mix of expatriate foreigners. Charged with the excitement of performance and...

This film presents a vivid depiction of modern Shanghai seen through the eyes of 9-year-old Peipei Wang (Wei Jiaying). Following her mother's sudden death, she and her brother are forced to rely on each other. In traditional China, family is central but modern life is changing the culture. This film explores the meaning of family when these children must care for each other since the loving support they have known is disrupted. Emotions intensify when father is late from work one day and...