Super Fun Party Girl
ÊMIA and two other girlbosses encounter a near-death experience in New York City that launches them into a fantasy garden party of their hedonistic dreams.
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Holly M. KaplanDirectorSunflower Girl
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Anh LeWriter
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Holly M. KaplanWriterSunflower Girl
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Anh LeProducer
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Anh LeKey Cast"ÊMIA"Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown
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Annie BehrensKey Cast
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Mecca ChristyKey Cast
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Jon BewleyCinematographerJellyfish
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Jon BewleyEditorJellyfish
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ÊMIAMusic
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Mel WongCostume Designer
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Project Type:Music Video
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Genres:Music
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Runtime:2 minutes 50 seconds
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Completion Date:April 10, 2024
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED
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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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Cindependent Film FestivalCincinnati, OH
United States
September 19, 2024
World Premiere
Official Selection -
The Artists Forum: Festival of The Moving ImageNew York, NY
United States
October 18, 2024
East Coast Premiere
Winner: Best Music Video -
Asian American International Film FestivalNew York, NY
United States
August 6, 2025
Nominee: Excellence in Music Video
Director: Holly M. Kaplan is a Chinese-American filmmaker born and raised in New York City. Inspired by ties to her mixed Cantonese heritage, Holly is invested in bringing narratives about diversity and the Asian diaspora to the forefront with a focus on storytelling from the feminine perspective. In 2022, Holly was chosen for NALIP & NETFLIX's "Latino Lens: Narrative Short Film Incubator for Women of Color" to write, direct, and produce SUNFLOWER GIRL. She received her BA in Film & Media Arts at American University and completed a filmmaking program at FAMU International Prague, where she shot her student short (THE LESSON) on 16mm. Holly has served as an apprentice to the late Independent Director/Producer Ben Barenholtz and assisted Executive Producer/Director Lisa Soper and Director Alex Pillai on PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN (HBO/Max).
Artist: ÊMIA is the indie-pop project of Vietnamese-American, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and producer, Anh Le. With a string of impressive singles under her belt, the rising star has managed to be featured in Logitech's for Creators Campaign and in Netflix's ‘Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown’. The indie-pop songstress has amassed millions of streams across her discography. Her self-written and self-produced debut EP, Little Secret, has been featured on a myriad of Spotify editorial playlists and on Starbucks’s official “Coffeehouse Pop” playlist. Her work as a songwriter and featured vocalist for producers such as DUUMU, Imfinenow, and SVDKO have landed her placements on New Music Friday Belgium, Spain and Norway - to name a few.
I collaborated closely with the singer-songwriter ÊMIA to create a music video that conveys the concealed feelings that women often experience in a society that judges our values based on our superficial appearance, supposed positivity, and social media accomplishments. Our initial idea was to create a music video with references that pre-date the social media age, inspired by Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" and the candid style of early to late aughts music videos we grew up watching on MTV. As we worked on the idea, a campy storyline emerged that emphasized the track's tongue-in-cheek lyrics on the reality of existing as a woman in our social media-dominated world. The concept is to imagine a fantasy world where we can escape the exploitation and demands placed on modern women and individuals under patriarchy in our materialistic society. A world where we can simply indulge and exist together without any pressure or expectations from anyone to appear under the guise of being both constantly busy and happy.
Collaborating with others and elevating the voices of women is the most rewarding part of the creative process. I strongly believe in the importance of showcasing women's perspectives. A no-budget music video made by a crew of majority women and non-binary creatives, "Super Fun Party Girl" was also sponsored by local femme designers and brands: Love, Bonito and Meadowland World; in addition to Beacon's Closet's ”POC creatives clothing loan program”. - Holly M. Kaplan