Winners 2017 - HBO APA Visionaries
Winners
Dinh Thai
Monday
Dinh Thai is a writer and director who made his start in commercial directing. Having graduated from Art Center’s film program, he currently runs his own production company Art and State, creating adverts for brands and ad agencies.
Thai’s HBO Visionaries film, Monday, is the story of a young drug dealer who finds himself struggling with the moral implications of his illicit profession.
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Cast
Kwan
Keith David Lin
Andre
L.A. Williams
Nina
Diamonique Noriega
Sasquatch
Steve Castillo
Puppet
Eddie Patino
Producers
Executive Producer
Dinh Thai
Producer
Brian Burgett
Directors
Director
Dinh Thai
Writers
Writer
Dinh Thai
Tiffanie Hsu
Wonderland
Tiffanie Hsu is a writer and director whose works have shown at Sundance and Cannes Film Festival. She began her career as a director’s assistant for international popstar Leehom Wang and Ang Lee. She is currently developing a feature adaptation of her HBO Visionaries film, Wonderland.
Hsu’s HBO Visionaries film, Wonderland, is a coming-of-age story about a Chinese-American girl struggling to reconcile family and fantasy in America’s adult playground: Las Vegas.
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Cast
Susan
Joan Chen
Adeline
Audrey Hui
Magician
Keith Reay
Producers
Executive Producer
J & D Wong Foundation
Producer
Pin Liu
Producer
Domenica Castro
Directors
Director
Tiffanie Hsu
Writers
Writer
Tiffanie Hsu
Jingyi Shao
Toenail
Jingyi Shao is a Chinese American director who has worked extensively throughout China and the U.S. His commercial work for global brands has won at Cannes Lions, D&AD and the AICP Show, while his shorts have played at festivals worldwide. He is currently working on several TV and film projects.
Shao’s HBO Visionaries film, Toenail, finds a career-obsessed yuppie having to care for his ailing father on the eve of his big promotion.
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Cast
Frank
Justin Lee
Chang
Keith Nam
Producers
Executive Producer
Michael Wong
Executive Producer
Jessica Q. Yang
Producer
Jingyi Shao
Producer
Justin Lee
Producer
Ryan David Tsang
Directors
Director
Jingyi Shao
Writers
Writer
Jingyi Shao