‘Be Water, My Friend’ | Short Film (08:16) | 2023
About The Picture
Be Water, My Friend is a biting satire that follows Zhiyi, a first-generation Chinese immigrant struggling to find his way in America. It’s the short film debut of writer/director Sean Yang, blessing screens with his unique vision and sense of humor. Be Water, My Friend first screened at Chapman’s Dodge College in late May of 2023. It was made, from script to screen, in 3-months and produced with a crew of 40+ students over a 3-day filming period in mid April.
After a successful festival run, Be Water is now presented through Kinorama Pictures and available for all to watch.
Cast & Crew
Zhiyi Huang JERRY “YI HANG” ZOU 邹翊航
Mom AMY SHU
Dad PATRICK IP 葉沛霖
Jack ALEX KRAVITZ
Karen MARIE HOURANI
The Statue of Liberty GIORGIA RENOSTO
Writer & Director SEAN YANG 杨喆宇
Producer MATIAS MONTEMAYOR
Director of Photography QIANYU (DAVID) ZHANG 张千愚
Production Designer JESSICA (CHIEH) NING 甯婕
Digital Image Technician & Editor SHANNON FAN 范佳伊
Sound Designer ADAM JAMAL
Composer LU CHENG 卢铖
Costume Designer CECILY DE LEON
Casting Director NICOLE LOIKA WONG 黄美宁
1st Assistant Camera ROSE SABAN
2nd Assistant Camera ALLIE LEICHTER
2nd Assistant Camera JOHN YU
Camera Operator KRISTEN GAO 高艾童
Gaffer ZOHAR VARADI
Key Grip ZHONGCHAO LIU 刘仲超
Key Grip GARY LI
Best Boy Grip PRESTON FULLER
Grip & Electric Swing JAY PARK
Grip & Electric Swing ATHUL OBLA
1st Assistant Director MICHAEL W. ZHANG 张景纮
2nd Assistant Director AARON YANG
Unit Production Manager TERRY KIM
Unit Production Manager KARLA ROXIE ARCE
Locations Manager ADAM JAMAL
Production Coordinator BRYAN TRAN
COVID Compliance Officer EDDY QUINTEROS
Intimacy Coordinator SHAAN SYLVAIN
Script Supervisor ISABELLE LUI 雷慧怡
Colorist EDGAR REYNA
Colorist QIANYU (DAVID) ZHANG 张千愚
Sound Designer Assistant KARTHIK DAVULURI
Sound Mixer ANASTASIA CUDHEA
Sound Assistant & Boom Operator ALEXANDER ATALLAH
Sound Technician & Grip MAX SAVAGE
Sound Mixer & Boom Operator AIDAN FORTE
Boom Operator ATHUL OBLA
Makeup Artist VANESSA HU
Makeup Artist CECILY DE LEON
Production Assistants
EMMA HAN 韩莞佳
GWYNETH CHOU 周丞翎
KATE HUANG
VANESSA HU
Special Thanks
YANG’S FAMILY
ALLEN DAI 戴安伦
DERRICK GONG 龚轶杰
JASON LOWI
EDWARD LAVELLE
ROBERT CAMPBELL
VANESSA SILVA
JOHN BADHAM
Visual Effects Artists
MOSTAFIZUR SHAKIL
OLEKSANDER MUZYCHENKO
EVAN BRUCE
ARNE CHRISTIANSEN
ZANE VIERIA