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Dane Amar - Don't Get Attached

Intoxication, wanderlust, and introspection in the gleaming city of Tokyo.

  • Jeffrey Wu
    Director
    The Distance Between Us, San Francisco's Dying Music Scene
  • Alvin Phiavongsa
    Key Cast
    "Dane Amar "
    Green Tea & Honey, PCH
  • Timothy Shiiba
    Director of Photography
    My Worst Tinder Date
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Hip-Hop, R&B, Comedy, Travel, Japan, Tokyo
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 21, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, DSLR, Sony A7SII
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • CineAsian Films
    Online
    United States
    January 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • International Thai Film Festival
    Bangkok, Thailand
    United States
    September 17, 2021
    Thailand Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jeffrey Wu

Jeffrey Wu is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles and specializing in travel documentaries and music videos.

His interest in the moving image began at an early age when at the age of thirteen he began to cut together clips of Japanese animated shows with 90s American hip-hop music. By blending the two montage style, he created what the internet at the time called anime music videos. The outlandish editing style through heavy use of juxtaposition and visual effects persists in his work today.
In high school, he picked up a camera and began working for the school's news broadcast. It was here where he learned how media could be a way to not only entertain, but to unify. By creating content and telling stories that everyone within that community shared in, he realized that media could be a driving force for community. This idea flourished in the new media space as he continued to work for Asian-American-Pacific-Islanders (AAPI) content creators like 88 RIsing, Generasian, The Fung Brothers, and A / P / A Institute.

Today, he splits his time at PHOENIX TELEVISION where he continually engages with his Chinese roots through travel documentaries and POPeye Media where he expands his curiosity of other cultures through the lens of music.

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Director Statement

There's nothing like the first time -- first kiss, first love. "Don't Get Attached" captures the very first encounter between a starry-eyed Dane Amar and the technicolor world of Tokyo. Drawing heavy inspiration from Kristian Petri's Tokyo Noise (2002) and Dexter Navy's L$D (2015), we utilized frenetic in-camera transitions with slow frame rates to immerse viewers in the sensory overload that is Tokyo. There's such a rich history of films and music videos set here due to its magnetic and futuristic energy. "Don't get Attached" was our attempt to reproduce Dane Amar's first time in Tokyo -- a dizzying blend of wanderlust, curiosity, and intoxication.