Mannequin

In Oakland’s Little Saigon, Minh, a sleep-deprived father struggles to care for his infant, Hien while his wife, Trang leaves for a family funeral in Vietnam.

Desperate to find comfort for Hien, he seeks solace in a mannequin dressing it up as Trang. As Minh’s exhaustion deepens, he forms an unsettling obsession with the mannequin blurring the line between reality and hallucinations. As Minh’s struggles unravel, he discovers the truth that he can no longer deny.

Film Content Advisory: Grief, Mental Health

Credits
Writer: Mark Tran
Producer: Peter Lindsey, Rob Ernst, Ngoc Le, Frank Facio
Executive Producer: Long Vo, Thierry Lu, Mark Tran
Director of Photography: Jeremy Castillo
Editor: Long Vo
Production Designer: Jamie Mayne
Composer: Gordon De Los Santos, Patrick Latham, Adam Wolcott Smith
Sound Designer: Kent Shin
Music: Gordon De Los Santos, Patrick Latham, Adam Wolcott Smith, Thai Tai

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Borderlands

Explore liminal worlds – those in-between realms where reality blurs, time shifts, and identities are in flux. Through themes of transition, from childhood to womanhood or the spiritual to the physical, these films invite us into the charged, transformative moments of change.