When I wrote “Ya Albi,” my first goal was to honor the story of my parents. Both of my parents are immigrants from Taiwan. Though they are not refugees, I can only imagine what they still had to go through in order to adapt and succeed somewhere so far from friends, family, and what they know.
It’s been crazy crunch time for Moth to Flame as we rush to the finish line with “Two Roads,” our new short for the Louisiana Film Prize. This year has been a bit more hectic in terms of post-production scheduling, because each team member has continued to take on bigger and better projects and we collectively have more projects to juggle on top of this one. In addition, we have two cuts of our film this year (instead of one, like last year’s A Bird’s Nest)… a 15-minute cut for the actual Louisiana Film Prize itself and also a much longer 20 minute version for other festivals.
Our team needs your support more than ever. We are in the top 20 films selected for the Louisiana Film Prize. This means that we are in the running for a $50,000 grand prize. 50% of the votes are determined by attendees to the event. We hope that by spreading the word and creating enough buzz, people will want to attend the event and vote for our film!
A lot craziness has been happening for our film “A Bird’s Nest.” On August 12th, the team waited anxiously while we watched the live newsfeed announcing the top 20 films that would advance in the Louisiana Film Prize competition. After almost all the names had been called and our hearts almost sank in disappointment, until the 17th film was announced. We’re going to Shreveport! Oct 9 – 12. Please come out and support us. 50% of the final vote is based on the audience. For ticket information visit: http://lafilmprize.com