Familiar Silhouettes

After a seemingly unusual break-in, a distraught father who was traumatized by the disappearance of his son has to make a life-altering decision. SHOT ON EVA-1.

  • Nicolas Tung
    Director
  • Nicolas Tung
    Writer
  • Nicolas Tung
    Producer
  • Nicolas Tung
    Director of Photography
  • Mark Gunderson
    Key Cast
    "Michael Hanson"
    Pepper Spray
  • Shayan Fazli
    Key Cast
    "Rowan Hanson"
    It's Like Rocket Science
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Home Invasion
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 12, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    BRAW, V-Log, Super35, Digital.
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.44:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Nicolas Tung

Nicolas Tung is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker specializing in unconventional stories through emotionally expressive cinematography. With an unwavering passion for filmmaking since the age of 8, Nicolas is known for his tenacious work ethic on various independent film productions, and his strive for the telling of stories that explores the complicated nature of the human psyche.

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Director Statement

This project was created as part of an application to Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

We were given a prompt that requires that the short film be 2 minutes or less, with the story revolving around a character "making a difficult decision".

I opted to build a customized camera system for the purposes of the shoot as well as draw certain plotlines and cinematic shots from movies and TV shows such as "Breaking Bad", "Inception", and a short film called "The User".