Chowmein Holiday

Short Film (2024)

CREDIT: ART DIRECTOR

Writer / Director: Iris Ma

Director of Photography: Ingrid Sanchez

Production Design: Prairie Trivuth

Set Dressers: Jiahui Ji, Ellis Liu, Tejas Raguham, Cindy, Nadya, Jacob, Chengyu

Two first generation immigrant Chinese grandmas, Li Ling and May, team up on a wild west crime spree across California. But when their partnership turns sour, they confront their pasts and life experiences while evading the law in a wild desert escape. Both reflect on sacrifices they were forced to make and explore cultural identity, age, gender, and Asian stereotypes. While one finds new purpose to life in their adventure