Middleton Madness
An American housewife's obsession with the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, eventually leads her to host a Royal Wedding viewing party in her living room, create a Middleton Madness fan site and become a television morning news anchor.
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Ed MoyDirectorAviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story, Up in the Clouds, Luminaries, Defiant Second Daughter
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Ed MoyEditorAviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story, Luminaries, Defiant Second Daughter
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Ed MoyProducerAviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story, Up in the Clouds, Luminaries, Defiant Second Daughter
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Julie Chan LinKey Cast
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Leanna Humphreys FischerKey Cast
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Edgar AlcalaKey Cast
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Jeff LinKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Web / New Media
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Genres:Biography, Documentary
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Runtime:8 minutes 52 seconds
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Silicon Beach Film FestivalPlaya del Rey, California
United States
Southern California Premiere
Audience Award for Documentary Short
Distribution Information
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Amazon Prime VideoCountry: United StatesRights: Video on DemandCountry: United KingdomRights: Video on Demand
Ed Moy is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker.
His documentary short film "Aviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story" received a Congressional Certificate of Recognition for Historical Significance (2017), won Best Documentary in the Asia Web Awards (2017), took home an Audience Award for Short at the Marina Del Rey Film Festival (2016), and garnered a Most Inspirational Short Award at the Culver City Film Festival (2016).
His animated short film "Up in the Clouds" also received a Best Short Animation Award from Asians on Film Festival (Summer 2015).
Recently, his short film "Luminaries" received the Audience Award for Documentary at the Marina del Rey Film Festival (2017) and won Best Documentary about L.A. Award at the Culver City Film Festival (2017).
As a journalist, he was recipient of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's National Print Media Award for Excellence in Journalism (2000) for his series of articles about their Team in Training Programs.
I met Julie Chan Lin at a film festival in Eugene, Oregon several years ago, while promoting my animated short film "Up in the Clouds."
When she told me about her obsession with Kate Middleton and her Middleton Madness fan page and website, I thought this could make a fun and entertaining documentary short or reality program.
After interviewing her, I discovered that she had obtained her position as a reporter for KVAL News in Eugene, Oregon because of the aforementioned obsession with the Royal family.
As it turned out, several years earlier, Julie tossed a Royal Wedding viewing party in her home in California that attracted the attention of news media in Los Angeles.
At the party, Julie connected with a news videographer who helped her get started in broadcast journalism and eventually land the job at KVAL News in Oregon.
Through Julie and her husband Jeff, I was able to obtain a copy of the TV news video of her Royal Wedding viewing party, as well as photos and video of her attending a Royal fundraiser polo match, in Santa Barbara, California, where she had hoped to meet Kate Middleton and Prince William.
The primary interviews were shot on a Canon DSLR inside Julie's family home in San Marino, California.
I also captured b-roll video using an iPhone 7 Plus while following Julie to one of her daughter's soccer games and the family's trip to pick out a pumpkin for Halloween that same afternoon.
I edited on an iMac with Final Cut Pro X software utilizing a minimalist cutting style in order to allow the story to tell itself through the archival video, photos and interviews.
It is my hope that audiences will find her story fun, inspiring and entertaining.