Narrative Short Competition presented by You42

Learning English

Hannah’s first week in the US isn’t going as expected. Rejected by everyone she meets, even her own friend, it seems nobody has time to practice English with her. So when she’s propositioned by a couple looking for a phone sex participant, Hannah uses the conversation as an opportunity to finally get some English practice in. However, as the phone call progresses, Hannah realises that this is a situation where online translators just won’t cut it, and she’s going to have to get resourceful with her vocab book if she wants to help this couple cum like a true fluent English speaker.

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Credits

Director:

Jean Liu

Producer:

William T Phoenix, Jean Liu

Screenwriter:

Jean Liu

Cinematographer:

Pip White

Editor:

Tiffany Lin

Production Designer:

Katrina Songco

Sound Designer:

Ajeng Canyarasmi

Music:

Sam Tsang

Principal Cast:

Zine Tseng, Ran Wei, Mark Vail, Katie Rose Summerfield, Jeff Chen, Kelly Yu, Richard Ouyang, Marilyn Arbogast, Jackie Toyama, Ken Hoffman

Additional Credits:

Voice Director: Ben Holtzmuller

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Malatang Media
malatangmedia@gmail.com

Publicity Contact:

Jean Liu
liujin.jean@gmail.com
2136638162

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Year:
2023
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Runtime:
11 mins