DRAMA BOY (FULL FILM) | Directed by Steven Chau | Award Winning Student Short Film

DRAMA BOY (Steven Chau, 2024) | In his struggle to find an identity outside of his conflicts with his mother, Henry Chu, a stubborn and failing playwright, pushes the people around him further and further away.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS
• Cannes World Film Festival - Best Student Film (Nominee)
• IndieX Film Fest - Best Student Indie Short (Winner)
• IndieX Film Fest - Best Student Male Director (Outstanding Achievement Award)
• Indie Short Fest - Best Student Short (Nominee)
• Independent Shorts Awards - Best Student Male Director (Silver Award)
• Independent Shorts Awards - Best Production Design (Bronze Award)
• Independent Shorts Awards - Best Student Short (Honorable Mention)
• Independent Shorts Awards - Best Acting Duo (Honorable Mention)
• Independent Shorts Awards - Best Cinematography (Honorable Mention)
• Venice Shorts - Best Student Film (Nominee)

Director & Writer: Steven Chau
Starring: Bo Hong Fu as Henry and Tristen Huang as Lisa

Cast
Bo Hong Fu as Henry Chu
Tristen Huang as Lisa Chu
Grace Gao as Ms. Chu
Annie Le as Kate
Matthew McConnach as Michael
Eden Cupid as Cecil
Macy Hatcher as Lavender
Jordan Barrack as Jonesy
Aliyaan Amlani Kurji as University Student 1
Emily Wu as University Student 2
Aryaan Kanji as University Student 3

Director & Writer: Steven Chau
Starring: Bo Hong Fu as Henry and Tristen Huang as Lisa
Producers: Steven Chau, Anthony Chong, Mickayla Jia
Executive Producers: Steven Chau, Edward Chau, Phil Tom, Jeanette Suen
Director of Photography: Hayden Koh
Production Designer: Steven Chau
Art Department Lead: Anna Le Hoang
Art Assistant: Natalie Chuck
Editors: Jed Kevin Perada, Reggie Gecale
Associate Producer: Kassie Uy
Wardrobe: Hadara Greenbaum of F.A.B.R.I.C
Casting: Steven Chau
Unit Production Manager: Mickayla Jia
1st AD: Anthony Chong
2nd AD: Roy Urbanozo
Story Consultant: Samantha Ti
Script Supervisors: Kassie Uy, Minori Peters
Production Coordinator: Kassie Uy
Camera Operators: Hayden Koh, Charlie Grosvenor
1st AC: Howard Lui, Reggie Gecale, Tania Habib, V Li
Gaffer: Sarah Sun, Ethan Esposo, Assal Toudehfallah, Alex Dashwood, E.J. Hernandez
Key Grip: Kate Lee, Josh Oliveros, Ethan Esposo, Alex Dashwood, E.J. Hernandez
Electric: Jaden Seaforth, Estella Chiu, Maria Kydd, Josh Oliveros, Ethan Esposo
Audio Lead: Madie Cueva
Audio Assistant: Hannah Barker, Mary Rodgers
Transportation: Johnathan Sparks, Alex Jin, Buddha Bambusa, Samir Ahmad Shah, Madie Cueva, Steven Chau, Charlie Grosvenor, Ethan Esposo
Production Assistants: Hannah Chang, V Li, Samir Ahmad Shah, Buddha Bambusa, Johnathan Sparks, Alex Jin
Post Production: CAVE Post Studios
Additional Editors: Anthony Chong, Steven Chau
Colourist: Josh Storm
Supervising Sound Editor: Michael Louvado
Sound Designers: Michael Louvado, Jed Kevin Perada, Reggie Gecale
VFX: Ethan Meinert
Title Design: Let's Get This Rolling
Title Designer: Steven Van
Academic Advisor: Laurie Petrou

Music
Product Boy by MIKUROMIKA
Serious by CHAU
Deja Vu by Jade Hilton
honey jam by massobeats
NWYK by Ethan Low
To Myself by Alexander Wesley

Additional Music Licensed by Soundstripe

Catering Sponsors
Mofu Japanese Bakery
Bear Pung Authentic Thai Desserts
Patty King
Casa Manila
Ba-On Filipino Takeout
Maker Pizza
Salad King

Acknowledgements
F.A.B.R.I.C
CAVE Post Studios
LGTR (Let's Get This Rolling)
ACTRA
ARRI
Blackmagic Design
IBUKI Rentals

Shoot Locations
Cafe Our Hours
Lucky Tiger Vintage
Midnight Arcade
918 Bathurst


A big thank you to our donors. Without your support, we could not have made this happen.

With Love, Drama Boy

Edward Chau
Phil Tom
Jeanette Suen

Jocelyn Au-Yeung
Teresa Canguinguin
Basil Carayannis
Patrick Chan
Connie Chang
Christine Chau
James Chau
Belen Chua
Guillermo and Imelda Cueva
Aliyah Darnell
Maria Darnell
Keara Daugharty
Cam Doan
Justin H
Fei Ho
Vanessa Hu
The Jia Family
Karen Kalinowski
Ann Kong
Ann Kwok
Elsa Lam
Annesta Le
Liana Le
Minh-Hien Le
Crystal Lee
Shu Lee
Sunny Lee
Mabel Li
Kersite Lim
Caroline Ling
Danny Loh
Cindy Ma
Judi Mark
Nadezhda Matkhanova
Erich Reimer
Michael Rong
Nika Sinay
Emily Tam
Janice Tang
Bernice Teng
Deanna Tom
Soon Mei Wong
Himothy Yeung

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