Same Old

Same Old
Same Old
Directed by	Lloyd Lee Choi
Written by	Lloyd Lee Choi
Produced by	Lloyd Lee Choi; Tony Yang
Starring	Limin Wang
Cinematography	Norm Li
Edited by	Lloyd Lee Choi
Production; companies	Collective Pictures; division7
Release date	May 27, 2022 (Cannes);
Running time	15 minutes
Countries	Canada; United States
Language	English

Same Old is a 2022 Canadian-American short drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi.^[1] The film stars Limin Wang as Lu, a food delivery driver in New York City who, after his e-bike is stolen, must come to terms with the fragility of his life in America as he cannot afford to replace the bike in order to maintain his livelihood.^[2]

The film premiered in the short film competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.^[3] It had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,^[4] where it received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury.^[5]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.^[6]

References

^ Alexandria Slater, "Cannes 2022: the stand-out short films". Screen Daily, June 1, 2022.
^ Alex Heeney, "Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022". Seventh Row, September 8, 2022.
^ Laurence Boyce, "Families, fears and freedom take centre stage at Cannes Shorts 2022". Cineuropa, May 24, 2022.
^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022.
^ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
^ Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.

External links

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[screendaily-1] Alexandria Slater, "Cannes 2022: the stand-out short films". Screen Daily, June 1, 2022.

[2] Alex Heeney, "Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022". Seventh Row, September 8, 2022.

[3] Laurence Boyce, "Families, fears and freedom take centre stage at Cannes Shorts 2022". Cineuropa, May 24, 2022.

[4] Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022.

[5] Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.

[6] Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.

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