The Features
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49 Days in the Bardo
Family, Fantasy · 104 pages
When his loving mother dies, a timid 9-year-old boy must guide her spirit to the afterlife within 49 days, or he will die and she will wander the bardo forever. But the shell of a father and the controlling grandma have other plans.
Written by Eliot Bu
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Battle under the Hotel Chelsea
Fantasy Drama · 99 pages
An underachieving loser must overcome his guilt over accidentally killing his father as a child and fight for redemption in the culinary underbelly of NYC.
Written by Eliot Bu
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In My Head
Thriller · 79 pages
A dutiful son develops groundbreaking technology, only to be betrayed by his best friend and imprisoned in his head as his family and business crumble before his own eyes.
Written by Eliot Bu
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Potato Road
Drama ·97 pages
When a Thanksgiving family gathering at his Bridgehampton vacation home takes a tragic turn as his mother with dementia accidentally kills his aunt, a devoted son is faced with reuniting his family amidst secrets and heartaches.
Written by Eliot Bu
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Daniel and Goliath
Drama ·
When his mother rejects his life saving cancer treatment on religious grounds, 14-year-old Daniel has to choose between a life alone or an afterlife with his community.
Story by Ash Bu
Screenplay by Eliot Bu
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Ignite
Drama ·
Orphaned by friendly fire during the Korean War, a 12-year-old Zaha struggles to restore the family with her younger brother in America.
Written by Eliot Bu
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Dolomite
Road-Trip movie
A small town girl from Upstate NY and a city boy from Seoul endup ona roadtrip of their lives in the Italian Alps.
Written by Eliot Bu
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The Chair Man
Fantasy Drama
An entitled and obnoxious heir to a family business becomes magically trapped in his father's chair, rendered unable to move and forced to watch the unfolding fate of his company as mere furniture. As he witnesses the impact of his absence, he must confront his flaws and learn valuable lessons to reclaim his role, not just in business, but as a man.
Written by Eliot Bu
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The Station
Romance
In the shadow of the mountains, a poor boy from the town's valley meets a wealthy girl from the elite society perched atop the mountains. Their paths cross at a quaint train station, sparking an unlikely romance that challenges the social boundaries that divide them.
Written by Eliot Bu
The expectation trap, a term perhaps not universally acknowledged but deeply felt, refers to the pervasive belief that one's life and deeds are not one's own but are instead owed to those who have come before.
This phenomenon, while not uniquely Korean-American, finds a poignant expression within our community, sculpted by a millennia-long shadow of Confucian tradition, the scars of contemporary conflicts, and the complex tapestry of immigration.
Our narratives weave this common thread, exploring the myriad forms of the expectation trap across a spectrum of genres. These stories, though diverse in their settings, are united in their exploration of a specific subculture's struggles within the broader human saga.
Through them, we endeavor to contribute a voice and nuanced perspective to our collective story.
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