Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between

7-year-old Juice has one mission this year: to help Grandma Lovely retain as many memories as possible in order to halt the onset of her early dementia.

Parida Tantiwasadakran

Parida Tanti is a Thai-American writer-director working between LA and Bangkok. Her films ”Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between” and ”Red Ladies or Help My Mom is a Republican!” won multiple awards. Before filmmaking, Parida was a game-writer in Bangkok. She holds an MFA in Film Directing (UCLA) and a BA in Poetry (Columbia University).

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Credits

Pichsinee Wongthipphun

Suwinya Kungsada ”Grandma Lovely” Deedee Piamwiriyaku ”Juice”

FeatureD on

deadCenter Film Festival, Short Shorts & Asia Film Festival, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, Porto Femme International Film Festival, Asian American International Film Festival, The Nickel Independent Film Festival, Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, Asian American International Film Festival

Award Winner

Oscar Qualifying Best Live-Action Short Film – deadCenter Film Festival, YUGO BAFTA Student Awards – Best Live-Action Short Nominee, Best Performance in a Short Film – Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Special Mention Jury Award – Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, Best Student Short Film – Porto Femme International Film Festival, Excellence in Narrative Short Filmmaking Jury Award – Asian American International Film Festival

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This year, VAFF 2023 FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

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Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between

Presented as Part Of V11 – Int’l Narrative (5) – Mental Health

The 25th Filial Exemplar

Happy Ending

Sweet

BLINKY

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