In the seedy back rooms of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer seeking closure reanimates his dead father for one last conversation… awakening phantoms of unspoken grief.

WORLD PREMIERE: Tribeca 2025

AWARDS:
Ouray International Film Festival: Best Narrative Short
Nitehawk Shorts: Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award (Closing Nite Program)
Viet Film Fest: Grand Jury Award, Audience Award
FilmQuest: (Nominations) Best Director, Best Actress, Best Fantastic & Beyond Short Film

Written and Directed By Julian Doan

Hồng Đào as The Clerk
Jackie Tran as The Customer
with Hoài Tâm as The Monk
and Long Nguyen as Hành

Executive Produced By Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Naomi Funabashi, Travis Ing, Justin Riley
Produced By Doménica Castro, Constanza Castro, Alex Nystrom, Jenni Trang Lê
Cinematography By Jay Swuen
Production Design By Mochii Mengqing Yuan
Edited By Lynn Hong
Music By René G. Boscio
Sound Design By Kai Scheer
Costumes Designed By Brianna B. Murphy
Hair and Make-up By OASIS
Casting By Christian Bustamante

Wendy Hoa Vo as The Auntie
Marcus Nguyễn as The Patron
Cường Nguyễn, Thùy Khanh, Kimberly Nguyễn, Anthony Pham as The Gamblers
Hảo Aiken as The Mourner

CEO, Indeed Chris Hyams
Chief People & Sustainability Officer LaFawn Davis
VP, Marketing, Indeed Jennifer Warren
Executive Producer, Indeed Aidan McLaughlin
Executive Producer, Indeed Jessica Wolfson
Producer, Indeed Nate Eggers
Group Creative Director, Indeed TJ Walthall
Creative Director, Indeed Miles Gilbert
Designer, Indeed Cate Jarrett
Copywriter, Indeed Joelle Woodson

Head of Production, 271 Films Stephanie Nilles
Supervising Editor, 271 Films Salvador Pérez García
Supervising Producer, 271 Films TJ Tamayo
Executive Assistant, 271 Films Victoria Hartman

Unit Production Manager Phoebe Wong
First Assistant Director Michi Quế Đoàn
Second Assistant Director Long Lê

Casting Associate Ngọc Lê
Script Supervisor Sean D. Nguyễn
Production Sound Mixer Reid Andersen
Art Director Ash Popiwchak
Set Decorator Melissa Housos
Art Production Assistants Max Moreno, Erik Skramstad
Hair and Make-up Assistant Gabriella Paredes Meza
Steadicam Operators Garet Jatsek, Daniel Willard
First Assistant Camera Benjamin Hernandez
Second Assistant Camera Saori Kinai
Gaffer Gabriel Sandoval
Best Boy Electric Mohammad Alkayed “Moe”
Key Grip Annie Williams
Best Boy Grip Luke Becker-Lowe
Key Set Production Assistant Henry Kelly
Production Assistants Byron Rodriguez, Sven Fischer, Nam Doan
Film Stills Photographer Andrew C. Phan
Intimacy Coordinator Charlotte Nguyễn
Catering provided by Kenneth Nguyen
Poster Design A Poster Factory

Production Legal Services by Ramo Law PC
Production Attorneys Chad Russo, Cooper Ward
Lead Production Accountant María Jose Hurtado
Payroll Accountant Andy Whittet
Payroll Services Provided by GREENSLATE, Kerry LaiFatt, Lauren Gilbert
Digital Vouchers by Everyset
Security Citiguard

Assistant Editor Rachel LaFond
Sound Effects Editor Daniel McNamara
Re-recording Mixers Kai Scheer, Josh Aude
Flame Artist Tim Hendrix
Title Design Sean David Christensen
Color House Ethos Studio
Colorist Sam Howells
Producer Ben Ferren
Head of Production Natasha Sattler
Managing Director/EP Eliana Carranza-Pitcher
Founder / EP James Drew

A very special thanks to Judith Weston, Peter Markham, Steve Bizenov, Showbiz
The filmmakers wish to thank Ventureland, PRETTYBIRD, Jes Vũ, Amy Tran Nitao, Eastern Costume, Mô Lan Đoàn, Robert Kim, Cinepacks Studio, Jole Sanchez, David Meiklejohn, Rosalyn Pham, Turner Munch, Bernard Badion, Mel Raymundo, Dahéli Hall, Tokala Tatum, Raymond Lee, Frank Mosley, Jeff Griecci, Wes Sterrs, Sushma Khadepaun, Julia Bales, Elyse Dinh, Hugo de Sousa, David Clifford Turner, Brandon Tyson, Tiffany Lin, Đạt Phát & Beanie Lê, Phở 54, Hương Việt Restaurant, and Đạo Minh Đoàn

SAG-AFTRA
Greenslate
Ethos
Sound Crafters