Based on a true story, I got my ass kicked on 14th St, NYC, so I made a short film to poke fun & feel better. It was also an excuse to buy a wonderwoman outfit.
‘Bluffing’ tells the story of a father with a gambling problem, who loses a big sum playing Chinese poker with a triad gangster. As he fails to pay up, the gangsters kidnap his son. But little do they know how much this son is actually worth.
The film is a parody on gangster genre films and deals with Hong Kong’s superficial idea of status and worth. The storyline builds tension, the characters are archetypal ruffians, but as the film comes to its denouement the audience is left with a farcical resolution.
Principal Crew
Director: Lam Thuy Vo
Producers: Lam Thuy Vo and Catherine Tai
Writers: Kieran O’Hare and Lam Thuy Vo
Editing: Lam Thuy Vo
Directors of Photography: Darren Hayward, Nora Tejada
Sound Design: Tristan Ahtone, Emile Denichaud
Stylist and location scout: Catherine Tai
Music: Onra
Production Assistants Thomas Derpinghaus; Steven Case
A man attempts to finish shaving in a surreal setting.
Plane Face is a surreal short film of one man’s journey to finish shaving. Shot in only one long take Plane Face was written, shot, and edited in 24 hours.