I Don't Have a Phone
A teenage girl runs away from a broken home…
A daughter finds her long lost dad on the street…
A veteran ends up in a shelter…
A young gay man drifts between foster homes and prisons…
Everyone has a story, and it matters!
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Raymond MaDirectorBahala Na
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Raymond MaWriterPedals in the Ocean
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Raymond MaProducerPedals in the Ocean
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Katherine ParkKey CastFrequency, The Fire & Hearth
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Raymond MaKey CastElementary, Fresh Off the Boat, VEEP, Castle
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M.Q. TranKey CastIt Happened Again Last Night, Earning the Day
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Hayley KeownKey Cast101 Ways to Get Rejected, Chaperones
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Mickey CasabKey CastProposed, Soleful
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Gary LambKey CastShakespeare Apocalypse, Interview
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Thomas OchoaKey CastThe Secret Life of Me, Proposed
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Robert FactorKey CastBoooom, Brain in a Box
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:39 minutes 31 seconds
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Completion Date:September 8, 2016
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Production Budget:10,000 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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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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L.A. Shorts AwardLos Angels
United States
Best Shorts/Best Script/Best Actor/Best Actress/ Best Score
Raymond Ma has been acting for forty years. He was inspired by watching Chinese drama, the Three stooges, Little Rascals, Addams Family, Bewitched, Bonanza, I Love Lucy, Lassie in the 60s. His acting career is credited to hundreds of shows in TV and movies, plus numerous commercials (IMDB).
Mr. Ma won The Most Promising Director Award at the Pacific Film Institute 1984 in Hawaii. From there he went on producing films, commercials and infomercials.
One of the memorable one was 1990 “Breathing Fire” which starred Jonathan Ke Quan (Indiana Jones-Temple of Doom” ) and Bolo Young ( Bloodsport ). He also co-produced “Pedals in the Ocean” which earned The Golden Angel Award at the Chinese American Film Festival in 2011 in L.A.
In 2014 Mr. Ma directed a play “Bahana La” (Let It Go) which toured among the San Gabriel Valley libraries and was highly praised.
“I Don’t Have a Phone” is his “official” directing debut in film.
“I Don’t Have a Phone” was written to raise the awareness of the constant day to day struggles of homeless people in our society which increasingly becomes epidemic.
We face the social problems such as family complaints further then leads to food inadequacy, violence, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, mental health and homelessness.
We also have to examine the inadequacy of the government operation toward the social services, including how we treat our veterans.
We need to address these problems and extend our hands to reach out to help these people who are in need.
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” Emily Dickinson once said.