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Posted On: October 17th 2025, 04:02 pm
Lloyd Lee Choi's LUCKY LU follows the journey of Lu, a food delivery driver whose bike is stolen hours before his family arrives in the U.S. The film beautifully depicts the struggles and hopes of immigrants in the U.S., and explores sacrifice, survival, and immigrant resilience.
His first feature film, Choi created this work as an expansion of his own family’s history of emigrating from Korea to Canada. LUCKY LU premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and is based on Choi's 2022 short SAME OLD, which premiered at Cannes and New York Film Festival and won honors at Toronto International Film Festival and Raindance.
Presented by the Vilcek Foundation, LUCKY LU will premiere at @hiffhawaii as part of the Vilcek Foundation supported #NewAmericanPerspectives program, which spotlights immigrant filmmakers.
Catch LUCKY LU at HIFF on Sunday, October 19th followed by a Q&A with Choi, and for an encore screening on Monday, October 20th.
🎟️ Visit the link in the bio to read more about Choi!
📸 Image 1: Still from LUCKY LU; Image 2: Headshot courtesy of Anna Stewart
His first feature film, Choi created this work as an expansion of his own family’s history of emigrating from Korea to Canada. LUCKY LU premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and is based on Choi's 2022 short SAME OLD, which premiered at Cannes and New York Film Festival and won honors at Toronto International Film Festival and Raindance.
Presented by the Vilcek Foundation, LUCKY LU will premiere at @hiffhawaii as part of the Vilcek Foundation supported #NewAmericanPerspectives program, which spotlights immigrant filmmakers.
Catch LUCKY LU at HIFF on Sunday, October 19th followed by a Q&A with Choi, and for an encore screening on Monday, October 20th.
🎟️ Visit the link in the bio to read more about Choi!
📸 Image 1: Still from LUCKY LU; Image 2: Headshot courtesy of Anna Stewart
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