If I Make It to the Morning (2025)
On the last leg of a college tour across America, accompanied by her mother, a Chinese teenager considers studying and living in New York, with her aunt, who seems to have a perfect life. But in the time of a crab dinner, tensions rise, and the protagonist finds herself alone in the New York night, fantasizing about her future.
Director:
Andre Shen
Writer:
Andre Shen
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Cynthia Yiru Hu as Ziyi |
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Yiqing Zhao as Xuan |
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Yimeng Duan as Bei |
| Directing | Andre Shen | Director |
| Production | Emily Eng | Producer |
| Production | Tinbete Daniel | Producer |
| Production | Andre Shen | Producer |
| Art | Devin Lin | Production Design |
| Art | Vindhya Gupta | Art Direction |
| Sound | Wren Stark Haven | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Dan Dittrich | Music |
| Directing | Tinbete Daniel | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Reuben Hamlyn | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Eduardo Almeida | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Nino Benashvili | Production Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Luke Kao | Gaffer |
| Camera | Iven Tu | Grip |
| Sound | Iven Tu | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Qetevan Chantadze | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Qetevan Chantadze | Special Effects Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | JiaShu Jhou | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Lily Cunningham Perini | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Aaryaman Kutty | Colorist |
| Visual Effects | Lanbing Lyu | Visual Effects |
| Art | Andre Shen | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Gaby Clingman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andre Shen | Editor |
| Writing | Andre Shen | Screenplay |