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Tiffany Liu

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Turning moments into stories 🎬
Filmmaker | Storyteller | Visionary
Catch @stainedtheshortfilm at @hiffhawaii!
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A film made with love, for the love of art ❤️

I’m so excited to announce that STAINED is making its world premiere at none other than @hiffhawaii this fall for #hiff46!

Of course, this film would never have been possible without my team… and I’m endlessly grateful to everyone who believed and supported this project and helped bring an idea I had back in the fall of 2025 to life. More posts coming soon to shoutout everyone who made this happen!

Catch STAINED at the Made in Hawaiʻi Shorts 2, tickets go on sale for HIFF members on Sep. 18th and for the general public on Sep. 22nd!

Showcase Dates:
• Fri 10/30/26 at 5:45PM | Consolidated Theaters Kahala
• Sun 11/1/26 at 10:30AM | Consolidated Theaters Kahala
• Thu 11/5/26 at 7PM | Consolidated Theaters Kapolei

See you at HIFF! 🎬✨ by @tiffilms

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Going to Sundance has always been a milestone of mine and I reached it earlier this year! Thank you @scamanoa for this experience 🥹🫶🏼 by @tiffilms

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STAINED DAY 6: @stainedtheshortfilm
Directed by: @tiffilms Director of Photography: @6r4n7
Gaffer: @kmaxwellfilms
1st AC: @co.sully 2nd AC: Aiden Mason
Produced By: @sarahannejung
Cast: @liza_gainey17 and @shanialeibravo
1st AD: @kimikokobun
Sound: @andyjp__ and Austin Directo
Production Design: @real.neil.808
Edited By: @henry.jackson_23
Production Assistant: @ansoni_im
BTS: 📸 @jfills
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#hawaiifilmindustry #hawaiiactors #setlife #hawaiicreatives #behindthescenes🎬 by @tiffilms

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STAINED DAY 6: @stainedtheshortfilm
Directed by: @tiffilms Director of Photography: @6r4n7
Gaffer: @kmaxwellfilms
1st AC: @co.sully 2nd AC: Aiden Mason
Produced By: @sarahannejung
Cast: @liza_gainey17 and @shanialeibravo
1st AD: @kimikokobun
Sound: @andyjp__ and Austin Directo
Production Design: @real.neil.808
Edited By: @henry.jackson_23
Production Assistant: Anthony Lau
BTS: 📸 @jfills
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#hawaiifilmindustry #hawaiiactors #setlife #hawaiicreatives #behindthescenes🎬 by @tiffilms

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Student filmmaking on top! #stainedtheshortfilm by @tiffilms

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As weekend 2 is deep in production, here’s a recap of weekend 1! Thank you to @emmyokinaka for some of the amazing BTS photos, and to everyone who came out and supported our production of STAINED! Stay tuned for content from weekend 2! 🎨🎥🎞️💙 by @tiffilms

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We’re excited to announce that Last Dance has been selected for the 2026 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon! ✨

The film will make its West Coast premiere as part of the virtual program from March 16–22.

As Asian American filmmakers, this recognition means so much to us. Thank you @disorientfilm !

Written and Directed by @emmyokinaka
Starring @salotevahai @boltonbugeye @andreeabarbu_
Producer @tiffilms
DP @keonisouza
Editor @andyjp__
Production Design @aniofstone
Sound Mixer @arjayyy808 @djrobbymc
Gaffer @bennett_lueg
1st Assistant Cam @6r4n7
Assistant Director @jas._mion
Colorist/Associate Producer @ryan.s_creatives
Production Coordinator @shay_maney
Social Media @avgr.films by @tiffilms

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9 months ago

Wow. 2025 has truly been ONE OF A KIND. I’m incredibly thankful for all the opportunities, the people, and the moments that shaped me, especially my first in-person film festival experience at @hiffhawaii. Having been involved with HIFF since high school, this year felt like a full-circle moment in every sense.

Thank you to the Student Filmmakers Committee at HIFF and @bmwofhonolulu for presenting WINNER as the recipient of the HIFF BMW Driven Student Filmmaker Award! I still remember standing on that stage back in October at the awards reception, hands shaking, overwhelmed with pride for my team and how far we had come together. @winner_shortfilm premiered at HIFF alongside other amazing films made by talented fellow university students, and I am beyond honored to be recognized for this award!

Winner began as a script during my freshman year in Spring 2023, at a time when I felt completely lost. I had little on-set experience and no idea where to begin. Through working on SCA sets and eventually meeting my incredible team in Fall 2024, everything changed. Their talent, dedication, and belief in the project shaped this film into what it is today. I truly wouldn’t be here without them❤️. This recognition would have been impossible without my crew and cast, so this goes to them and to celebrating and uplifting AAPI representation within film!

Thank you as well to @jenmay for inviting me to speak at the HIFF Honoree Gala alongside such talented students. It was an honor to share my journey with HIFF and my passion for uplifting AAPI representation and immigrant experiences through storytelling. I’m also forever grateful for the connections and memories made at HIFF’s HIFILM Industry Conference.

I’m endlessly grateful to my friends and family who showed up to support us at the premiere of both @winner_shortfilm and @lastdance_theshortfilm, which I helped produce with @keonisouza! Creating Last Dance together was filled with laughter, stress, and growth—and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. It has been an honor dancing with you @emmyokinaka, and thank you for trusting me as your producer 🥹🫶🏼

This year truly reminded me of why I do what I do 🎬❤️ by @tiffilms

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Before the year ends, I wanted to share one of my favorite moments of this year: the creation of my short film, Last Dance.

It began as a screenplay assignment in 2022. Something small that quietly stayed with me. Over time, it grew into the most meaningful and anticipated passion project of my college career, and I couldn’t have done it without the incredible people who joined me along the way.

In Fall 2024, we pitched the film and got it green-lit. From there, things moved fast: I finished the final script, we gathered our amazing crew, cast our talented actors, prepped props and costumes, created shot lists, and developed the choreography together. Then we brought the story to life on set, shot the film over five days, edited it in a month, and premiered it at the SCA Showcase, where we won Best Cinematography, Best Individual Performance, and received multiple nominations.

Months later, Last Dance was selected for the Hawaii International Film Festival in the University Shorts category. In October, we had our official HIFF premiere and shared the film with a wider audience, celebrating all the hard work and dedication of everyone involved.

I am endlessly grateful for my cast, crew, and everyone who supported us from the beginning. This film gave me more than I ever expected. Friendships, memories, and the chance to end this chapter of my life doing the two things I love with the people who believed in me.

Thank you for dancing with me until the final show 🩰🎬💜🥺 taken in University of Hawaii at Manoa by @tiffilms

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Opening night reception @hiffhawaii 🎉 Had an amazing time seeing new and familiar faces! Can’t wait to see the rest of #hiff45 🫶🏼

#hawaiiinternationalfilmfestival #filmmaking #aapi taken in Capitol Modern by @tiffilms

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Massachusetts, here we come! Thank you @laaff_978 for selecting Winner to be part of your festival! So excited to continue uplifting AAPI representation within film and expanding @winner_shortfilm reach to global audiences among so many other amazing films!

Oct. 18, 2025
Student short film
Middlesex Community College, Lowell Massachusetts

#aapi #shortfilms #womeninfilm #universityofhawaiiatmanoa by @tiffilms

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Next stop, Toronto! Thank you @tccff.official for selecting Winner as a finalist for the student short film category! Honored to be in the running for best student film as part of the short film competition!

Tickets available at www.tccff.ca, link in bio! 🎉

October 21, 2025 | 5pm-6pm
Student Short Films
PC Ho Theatre of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto

#aapi #universityofhawaiiatmanoa #shortfilms #womeninfilm taken in P.C. Ho Theatre 何伯釗劇院, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto by @tiffilms

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