Sophie - Short Film
Sophie, an 8-year-old girl is abandoned by her mother, which in turn forces Sophie to live and connect with her grandmother. Sophie searches for her mother, but her search leaves her more abandoned and more alone.
Cast: Charlotte Cheung, Alannah Ong, Siuman Ko, Jennifer Chow
Director: Alexandra Hsu (Alle)
Director of Photography: Thomas Wood
Producers: Alexandra Hsu, Malay Prakash
Writers: Dominique Holmes, Alexandra Hsu
1st Assistant Director: Georgia Fu
1st Assistant Camera: Samantha Nell and Ellen Burns
2nd Assistant Camera: Jeanette Li
Gaffer: Sam Morgan
Key Grip: Joseph Yau Cheong Leung
Sound Mixers: Chris Vennemeyer and Kif Ng
Sound Design: Marcello Dubaz
Production Design: Yun Liang
Art Director: Phyllis Ho
Colorist: Azman Mohamed
Composer: George Shaw
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Asia
Alexandra House Productions
Equipment: Salon Pictures, NYU Tisch Asia
Shot on the RED EPIC in 7 days
Edited on Avid Media Composer
Color Graded at Gravitate Post, Singapore
All copyrights for this short film belongs to the owner & director Alexandra Hsu
Sophie -
2014 NYU Tisch Asia Post-Production Grant Award
2015 NYU Tisch Asia First Run Craft Awards - Acting, Cinematography
2015 Austin Film Festival - Official Selection, In Competition
2015 Foyle Film Festival - Official Selection, In Competition for the Light in Motion Awards
2015 Bahamas International Film Festival - Official Selection, In Competition
2016 NYU Fusion Film Festival - Official Selection, Graduate Film Finalist
2016 Cleveland International Film Festival - FilmSlam
2016 Sarasota Film Festival - Official Selection
2016 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival - Official Selection, Finalist
2016 Newport Beach Film Festival - Official Selection
2016 DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival - Official Selection
2016 D&AD Next Director Award Shortlist
2016 Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Official Selection
2016 Screened at the MOFILM LA MovieJam
2016 HollyShorts Film Festival - Official Selection
2016 Austin Shorts Fest - Official Selection
2016 Burbank International Film Festival - Official Selection - Nominated for Best Foreign Language Short
2016 Citizen Jane Film Festival - Official Selection
2016 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival - Official Selection
2016 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles - Official Selection, Nominated for Best Foreign Short Film Drama
2016 Next Generation Filmmakers Film Festival - Official Selection, Winner of Best Director, Best Cinematography
2017 Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival - POWFest - Official Selection