a film by mei makino
Mei Makino
Writer, Director
For three years, Mei Makino taught filmmaking to youth in the Austin area which inspired her to tell honest stories about kids and teens. She’s written and directed short films that have played at The Dallas VideoFest, PBS, and ESPN’s Longhorn Network, and is an AFS grant recipient. Makino is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Radio-TV and Film.
emma galbraith
”angie chen”
Emma Galbraith began acting at the age of 15, and received critical acclaim (and a B. Iden Payne Award nomination) for her performance in good friday at the VORTEX Theater in Austin, TX. She spent many memorable summers with her family in China and is passionate about supporting environmental and political policies aimed at protecting our planet. Emma is also an accomplished piano and violin player.
William Magnuson
”liam samson”
At 21 years old, William Magnuson has been creating films or acting in them since middle school. He enjoys networking in support of his film company 38 1/2 Productions, and can be found hiking or rock climbing around Austin, Texas. Recent credits include SKAM: Austin and Something's Wrong with Peter.
credits
FEATURING Emma Galbraith, William Magnuson, Emily Garrett, Liz Waters, KaiChow Lau, Thanh Bui, Shanshan Jin, Kelsey Buckley WRITER, DIRECTOR Mei Makino PRODUCER Matt Stryker CO-PRODUCERS Mei Makino, Connor Pickens, Emily Gollahon, Kate Gollahon, Udoy Rahim EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Mary Reid Klinger, Richard Klinger, Jane Schwartz, Carole Elia CINEMATOGRAPHER Ivy Chiu EDITOR Connor Pickens PRODUCTION DESIGNERS Charlotte Friend & Ana Treviño SOUND DESIGNER Marcelo Tesón COMPOSER Andrew Zhang ILLUSTRATOR Larissa Akhmetova