5
Lena and Nick ran away together to live the free life they seek, but only to confront the past they couldn't outrun.
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Chia ChenDirectorFirst Date OMG
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Jack GastelbondoDirectorThe Inner Room
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Chia ChenWriterFirst Date OMG
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Chia ChenProducer
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Chia ChenKey Cast"Lena"
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Daniel OlsonKey Cast"Nick"
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Jason CozierCinematographerThe Biggest Elephant
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Lily MarroquinSound MixChallenging Fate
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Miranda SachettaMusic ComposerThe Eagle Huntress
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Romance
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Runtime:13 minutes 44 seconds
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Completion Date:November 25, 2019
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Production Budget:4,800 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Chia Chen, born and raised in Taiwan, moved to LA persuing career in film and TV in 2011. Graduated from American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2013 with acting degree and started making her original short films since 2014. One of her original comedy short film "First Date OMG" (2014) was selected to a few local film festivals.
Jack Gastelbondo was born in Colombia. He has been writing, directing and editing films for well over a decade. His short film, The Clearing, was accepted into the Starz Denver Film Festival in 2008. After lending his talent onto several commercial projects, he decided to work on his first feature film, The Inner Room; which premiered in the Vail Film Festival in 2011. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and is a proud father of two boys.
The idea of "5" goes beyond a pair of young couple contempleting their relationship. More importantly, the concept is to remind and relieve. Sometimes life can be messy, suffocting and far from perfect. We don't get to choose what cards we are being delt with, but we can choose how we play it. And always remember to breathe and let go of what we can't change.