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The Golden Age. A Documentary. Looking for collaborators. Email in bio and DMs are open!

#reels #nostalgia #asianamerican #fyp #wongfuproductions

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Some BTS from @sometimesiimagineyourfuneral, @vince_dixon’s short film based on his relationship with his sister, which is out now! It was an honor to produce and edit the film with Vince. Link to the film is in my bio!

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In honor of #BlackBalloonDay, Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral is now on YouTube, and you can watch it at the link in my bio 🔗

Black Balloon Day is a day of remembrance for those who have lost their lives to overdose, and with this film, I honor my sister Lauren, who would have turned 32 this year on March 17th 🖤

Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral is about what it’s like to be *adjacent* to addiction and to mourn someone before they’re even gone, as I did with Lauren. So much love and care has been poured into this project, and I hope it helps you to understand the disease of addiction better

Give it a watch, add a (nice) comment, and also be sure to check out the beautifully crafted “making of” documentary created by @JayGrillo called Behind the True Story, which is also linked in my bio. Thank you Jay for documenting the emotional journey of bringing this film to life ♥️

And thank YOU for watching 🖤

📷 Cinematography by @yangstopher and 🎨 color by @its_me_patty_b

#addiction #shortfilm

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Pre-vis ✍️ vs. finished film 🎬 | Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral

It’s crazy to see how some of our early pre-vis (beautifully drawn by @steelestewartart) matches up with the finished film (DP’d by @yangstopher). This type of conceptualization can be so helpful in seeing how a sequence will visually flow, and with a film as imagery-heavy as Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral, we wanted to map out some of the scenes like this in advance to fine-tune our vision. And in the spirit of works in progress, the score used here is one of the early drafts of the music written by @mattsridges

On a sillier note, if this reel gets 100 likes, we will release *some* of the live action pre-vis we shot with real, 25-year-old actors playing the kid characters, pending getting permission from said actors 😂🤔 And of course, look out for the film on YouTube on Friday, March 6th 🖤

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OFFICIAL TRAILER | Filmmaker @vince_dixon returns from Los Angeles to his home in central Indiana to tell the story of losing his sister Lauren to addiction through his short film, “Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral.” @sometimesiimagineyourfuneral

“Behind the True Story” follows the three-day shoot of the film, sitting with the cast, crew, friends, and family who helped bring this deeply personal story to life. Released in connection with #blackballoonday , an international day of remembrance for those lost to overdose, the documentary pulls back the curtain on a somber story to show the cathartic joy, care, and community that went into making it. We hope the film and this story can be useful for families, communities, and organizations doing overdose awareness and recovery work.

The short film and documentary will both be available online March 6th 2026

Documentarian: @jay_grillo
- Filming/Editing
- Photography
- Poster Designs
- Digital Imaging Tech

Learn more and find resources at https://www.couriercreative.co/siiyf-film
Filmed in partnership with @cinema47films

#sometimesiimagineyourfuneral #couriercreative #documentary

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🎞️ One of just two “deleted scenes” from Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral, featuring the talents of @rawstudios44 as Chloe, leaving a voicemail for her brother Max. What she’s telling Max is “let’s spend time together”, but what she’s really saying in this scene - whether Chloe knows it or not - is goodbye 🖤

With Samantha coming on board as Chloe just a day before filming for Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral began, we knew this voicemail scene was going to be a challenge, both on an emotional level and on a line memorization level, but Samantha knocked this monologue out of the park, literally (we filmed this in a park 😉).

While this footage (gorgeously shot by @yangstopher 📸) never made it into the final edit, you'll have to wait and see the full film to see how this monologue was incorporated, and I hope you'll agree that this beautiful performance was adapted well into the finished short 🎬🖤

Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral is coming out on YouTube on March 6th, so mark your calendar! 🍿

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After more than 20 festival selections 🍿 10 awards 🏆 and collaborations with nonprofits around the country, we’re excited to share that Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral will be releasing online on Friday, March 6th 🎬 🎉

March 6th is #BlackBalloonDay which is an international day of remembrance for those lost to overdose. Director Vince Dixon based Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral on his relationship with his sister Lauren, who died of a fentanyl overdose on March 13th, 2021, and he is proud to tie in the film’s YouTube release with this special day 🖤

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LA’s last family owned 800 seat single screen movie theater is located in the heart of Gardena, California. Much has changed since 1946 but this cinema continues to stand even to this day. This short documentary captures Judy Kim and her family’s ownership of Gardena Cinema which holds decades of memories. More than just a movie theater, Gardena Cinema is a gathering point for the community, shared laughter, and the magic of watching stories unfold together.

In a city that is constantly trying to reinvent itself, this theater remains as if nothing happened with a lot of history behind its doors.

I want to thank @judy_at_gardena_cinema_ @gardenacinema for letting me capture their story and bringing it to life! I also want to thank the @themoviescreenersclub for letting me come in and film and document their event for this documentary! Thanks @charlesjgray for helping intro me to make this happen!

This was my first time directing a piece like this so it was super exciting! A big thanks to my camera and editing crew @yangstopher @jordan.s.pon for helping me make this documentary come to life

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injected some much needed #hopecore into my latest production 🍂 this killer team helped me pump this out just in time for the holidays! Out now at @wongfupro

starring
@sabrina.zukowski
@nathan_ing

written/directed/edited by 👋
director of photography @yangstopher
sound/g&e swing @isaiah_kai

client @officialpandaexpress

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BTS DROP 🔥

There is so much I could say about this experience! Just look at how many people gave their time, talent, and energy to this project.

Love all these amazing moments of our lead director, my amazing creative partner, Madeline, at work!

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so so excited to share the MISS DIRECTION music video i directed and co-edited for the insanely talented @chrisxmoon 🪾🐸🍃 it was such a special experience getting to work with an artist as collaborative and trusting as him. chris, thank you for letting me run with this crazy idea and for spending 10 hours sitting on a pile of dirt in an enclosed container without any complaints. we <3 putting men in boxes 😌

THE BEST TEAM——
director :: @kirstenhoang 📦
producer + 1st ad :: @iftheshowmustcontinue
dp + colorist :: @yangstopher
production designer :: @chenjeej
editors :: @iftheshowmustcontinue + @kirstenhoang 🍂🍃

set dresser :: @julslate
on-set dresser :: @occupied.space
prop makers :: @chenjeej + @julslate + @ozcarbecerra

assistant camera :: @sarahsiiao
gaffer :: @kandrewyiii
key grip :: @matthieuss

special thanks :: @rachelscallahan + @jailynduong

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