Experiencing Interruptions?

Memo

Over the course of one night, in a single motel room, two filmmakers encounter a startling rumor about their lead actor hours before their film premieres a prestigious festival.

  • Jesse Gi
    Director
    Neh, Beam, The Show
  • Grant E. Singer
    Director
  • Jesse Gi
    Writer
  • Grant E. Singer
    Writer
  • Jesse Gi
    Producer
  • Grant E. Singer
    Producer
  • Minnie Nguyen
    Producer
  • Alex Felix
    Key Cast
    "Abby"
    Goosebumps, Never Have I Ever
  • Damon Mckinnis
    Key Cast
    "Chris"
    Violent Ends
  • Jeff Lawless
    Key Cast
    "James"
  • Michelle Mao
    Executive Producer
    Bridgerton, Goosebumps
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Suspense
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.76
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Sedona International Film Festival
    Sedona
    United States
    February 27, 2026
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
    Eugene
    United States
    March 14, 2026
    Pacific Northwest
    Official Selection - Best Feature Narrative
Director Biography - Jesse Gi, Grant E. Singer

Jesse Gi and Grant E. Singer are a writing and directing duo based in Los Angeles who met at USC Film School in 2016 and have collaborated closely ever since. Jesse Gi is a second-generation Korean American writer and director whose short films have screened at festivals and platforms including HBO Max, Gunpowder & Sky’s DUST, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and Dances With Films. His film NEH, a comedy-drama exploring language and identity within the Korean American experience, was a finalist in the 2021 HBO Visionaries Competition.

Since graduating from USC, Grant E. Singer has worked across film and television as a Director’s Assistant and Writers’ PA on Amazon’s Homecoming, and at companies including Anonymous Content and Universal Studios. He is an experienced writer, director, and editor, and most recently edited Bellybutton, an Official Selection of the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

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Director Statement

Memo is our first feature film born out of conversations about trust, power, and loyalty in creative spaces. Set almost entirely in a motel room, the film strips the story to its essentials: performance, language, and the consequences of what is said and withheld. We wanted to explore what happens when collaboration breaks down and ambition collides with accountability in the confines of an intimate tense chamber piece. At its core, Memo asks: who do you turn to when the person who knows you best is the one who trusts you least?