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A young man wearing an eyepatch stands in a doorway facing outside, with his arm reaching out and a sad expression.

Nervous Energy

  Eve Liu  |  U.S.

Two fiercely ambitious aspiring filmmakers make a pact to break up with their boyfriends to free them up for the next phase of their careers. This hilarious take on the romanticizing of prestigious filmmakers and the desperate passion of aspiring artists is explosive, rambunctious, and delightfully surprising.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 5: Comedy.

 English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese 

 15 minutes

Film Credits

  •   Gregory Barnes, Elias Putnam, Alex Bendo
  •   Eve Liu
  •   Jordan Michael Blake
  •   Mélanie Akoka
  •   Lucie Zhang, Sonia Yuan, Chingho Wai
  •   Sam Goku
  •   Spike Lee

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