Same Old

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Same Old
Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi
Written byLloyd Lee Choi
Produced byLloyd Lee Choi
Tony Yang
StarringLimin Wang
Cinematography Norm Li
Edited byLloyd Lee Choi
Production
companies
Collective Pictures
division7
Release date
  • May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)(Cannes)
Running time
15 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish

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]

In 2025 Choi is slated to release Lucky Lu , a feature-length expansion of Same Old. [7]

References

  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.
  7. ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (September 5, 2024). "Lloyd Lee Choi's Feature Adaptation 'Lucky Lu' to Begin Filming in New York City Later This Year". Variety . Retrieved April 15, 2025.


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