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Short film · 2018 · Drama

ASIA A

Logline

A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.

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Director
Andrew Reid
Writers
Andrew ReidRoberto Saieh
Producers
Eric BairdJake Katofsky
Cast
London BrownPruitt Taylor VincePaulina BugembeElizabeth Keener

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Trailer

Festivals

Awards & recognition

  • Directors Guild of America Student Film AwardsWinnerDirectors Guild of America Student Film Awards · 2018
  • USC First Look Industry AwardsBest DramaUSC First Look Industry Awards · 2019
  • WinnerCAA Moebius Film Festival · 2019
  • 45th Student Academy AwardsSemi-Finalist45th Student Academy Awards
  • Martha’s Vineyard African American Film FestivalFinalist · HBO Short Film CompetitionMartha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival · 2019
  • Crossroads Film FestivalBest Student FilmCrossroads Film Festival · 2019
  • Discover Film AwardsCraghoppers Student Film PrizeDiscover Film Awards · 2019
  • Jim Thorpe Independent Film FestivalBest Student Film & Best Student ScreenplayJim Thorpe Independent Film Festival · 2019
  • SENE Film FestivalHonorable Mention · Best Student FilmSENE Film Festival · 2019
  • Phoenix Film FestivalBest African American Short FilmPhoenix Film Festival · 2019
  • Overcome Film FestivalBest Actor & Best Supporting ActorOvercome Film Festival · 2018

Official selections

  • Napa Valley Film Festival2019
  • International Black Film Festival2019
  • Golden Door International Film Festival2019
  • Breckenridge Film Festival2019
  • Amazon All Voices Film Festival2019
  • Color of Conversation Film Festival2019
  • Woods Hole Film Festival2019
  • CAA Moebius Film Festival2019
  • Stony Brook Film Festival2019
  • Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival2019
  • Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia2019
  • Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival2019
  • Reel Black Men Film Festival2019
  • SENE Film Festival2019
  • Newport Beach Film Festival2019
  • Julien Dubuque International Film Festival2019
  • River Bend Film Festival2019
  • Twister Alley Film Festival2019
  • Capital City Film Festival2019
  • Sarasota Film Festival2019
  • Discover Film Awards2019
  • Taos Shortz Film Fest2019
  • Sunscreen Film Festival2019
  • Phoenix Film Festival2019
  • Crossroads Film Festival2019
  • Bill Johnson Black Film Festival2019
  • San Diego Black Film Festival2019
  • HollyShorts Film Festival2018
  • LA Shorts International Film Festival2018
  • Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival2018
  • SCAD Savannah Film Festival2018
  • Baltimore International Black Film Festival2018
  • Overcome Film Festival2018

Gallery

Stills

A man lies on a hospital pillow, staring upward.
A woman stands in a pale blue hospital room.
An older man rests in a hospital bed by a lamp.
A woman lit in deep red light.
A young man in a leather jacket in a hospital corridor.
A doctor in a white coat speaks to camera.
An empty wheelchair waits in a dim room.
The crew films a hospital-bed scene on the set of ASIA A.
On set
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