Private Project

Red Thread

A red thread connects your destiny, but perhaps not the only one you find.

  • Yijun Pan
    Director
  • Anh Vo
    Director
  • Zi Wei
    Key Cast
  • Linsy Yuan
    Key Cast
  • Anh Vo
    Cinematographer
  • Anh Vo
    Editor
  • Paul Restivo
    Editor
  • Yijun Pan
    Writer
  • Yijun Pan
    Producer
  • Anh Vo
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Experimental, LGBT, Asian, Female, Music Video, Drama, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 2, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Amira
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Viet Film Festival (VFF)
    Orange, CA
    United States
    October 13, 2019
    West Coast Premiere
  • Milwaukee Short Film Festival
    Milwaukee
    United States
    September 6, 2019
    Milwaukee Premiere
    Best Ensemble & Artistic Achievement
  • Premiere Film Festival 2019
    Chicago
    United States
    June 7, 2019
    Chicago Premiere
    Best Experimental Film; Nominated for Best Directing & Best Editing
  • Chicago Feedback Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    February 21, 2020
Director Biography - Yijun Pan, Anh Vo

I believe in the power of storytelling with a camera. Before I came to the United States, I was a full-time fashion photographer. Still, I want more, which makes me decide to pursue a new education at DePaul University with a cinematography concentration to prepare myself to understand and tell a better human story through visual storytelling.

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Director Statement

The Red Thread of Fate (also referred to as the Red Thread of Marriage), is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese legend. According to this myth, the gods tie an invisible red cord around the little finger of those that are destined to meet each other. The two people who connected by the red dread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time, or circumstances. This myth is similar to the western concept of a soul mate or a destined flame.

Through stages of the relationship, the concept we want to portray is in the modern world; people’s relationship is getting more and more complicated; our red thread sometime is not tied on only one person anymore. Sometimes people are getting suffer and torture in the relationship mentally and physically.