Private Project

Red Egg & Ginger

RED EGG & GINGER follows Hannah, a half-white and half-Chinese teenager, whose father has remarried and recently had a baby who is 100% Chinese. When Hannah meets her baby sister for the first time at the baby’s Red Egg & Ginger Party–a traditional Chinese event that celebrates the birth of a newborn baby–she feels an intense jealousy and competitiveness towards this innocent child—bringing out the worst in Hannah.

  • Olivia Owyeung
    Director
  • Olivia Owyeung
    Writer
  • Tracey Murray
    Writer
  • Toyosi Fuwa
    Producer
  • Leah Dawson
    Key Cast
    "Hannah"
  • David K.S. Tse
    Key Cast
    "Howard"
  • Quanna Luo Masterson
    Key Cast
    "Vicky"
  • Meng Keow Bickerton
    Key Cast
    "Nai Nai"
  • Yijin Duan
    Key Cast
    "Zhi Yan"
  • Sienna Shih
    Key Cast
    "Tiffany"
  • Charlotte Chiew
    Key Cast
    "Gu Gu"
  • Mariah Gale
    Key Cast
    "Kathy"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    20,300 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English, Mandarin Chinese, Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - National Film and Televsion School
Director Biography - Olivia Owyeung

Olivia is an American writer-director who was born and raised in Northern California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her films are sensitive yet unsentimental examinations into human frailties and how we connect with one another. She’s interested in stories about identity and belonging—because as someone who is half-Chinese and half-White, it’s something she’s still looking for herself.

Olivia earned her BFA in Film & TV from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, with a minor in the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology in 2021. She is currently in her final year at the prestigious National Film and Television School in the UK where she is working towards an MA in Directing Fiction. RED EGG & GINGER is her graduation film. Olivia’s previous short film work has screened at Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying festivals in the UK and across the US.

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