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Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between

7-year-old Juice has one mission this year: to help Grandma Lovely retain as many memories as possible in order to halt the onset of her early dementia.

  • Parida Tantiwasadakran
    Director
    Red Ladies or Help! My Mom is a Republican
  • Parida Tantiwasadakran
    Writer
    Red Ladies or Help! My Mom is a Republican
  • Pichsinee Wongthipphun
    Producer
  • Nisha Jurairattanaporn
    Director of Photography
    Project S: Side by Side, My Ambulance, The C Bed
  • Suwinya Kungsadan
    Key Cast
    "Grandma Lovely"
  • Deedee Piamwiriyaku
    Key Cast
    "Juice"
  • Parida Tantiwasadakran
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    วายป็อบ
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 16, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Thailand
  • Language:
    Thai
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - UCLA
  • Slamdance Film Festival
    Park City, UT
    United States
    January 19, 2024
  • deadCenter Film Festival
    Oklahoma City, OK
    United States
    June 10, 2023
    Oscar Qualifying Event - Winner Best Live Action Short Film
  • interFilm KUKI Berlin
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 15, 2023
    Best Short Film For Children
  • Hawai'i International Film Festival
    Honolulu
    October 22, 2023
    Hawaii
    Nominated for Best Short Film
  • Short Shorts & Asia Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    June 6, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Asian American International Film Festival
    New York City, NY
    United States
    July 27, 2023
    Jury Award Excellence in Narrative Short Filmmaking
  • Vancouver International Women in Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    March 7, 2023
    Canadian Screen Award Qualifying
    Best Performance in a Short Film
  • BOGO Shorts International Film Festival
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    December 7, 2023
  • Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival
    Busan
    Korea, Republic of
    July 14, 2023
    Special Jury Mention
  • YUGO BAFTA Student Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 22, 2023
    Best Live-Action Short Nominee
  • Porto Femme International Film Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    April 22, 2023
    Best Student Short Film
  • San Diego Asian Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    November 6, 2023
    Official Selection
  • The Nickel Independent Film Festival
    St. John's, Newfoundland
    Canada
    June 14, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Victoria Film Festival
    Victoria
    Canada
    February 8, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Jakarta Film Week
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    October 26, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Vancouver Asian Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    November 6, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival
    Houston, TX
    United States
    June 6, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Bulbul Children's International Film Festival
    Goa
    India
    January 10, 2024
    Special Jury Mention
  • Taiwan International Children's Film Festival
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    March 28, 2024
    Distribution with MomoKids TV
Distribution Information
  • Pacific Voice, Inc.
    Distributor
    Country: Japan
    Rights: All Rights
  • momo Mini TV
    Distributor
    Country: Taiwan
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Parida Tantiwasadakran

Parida Tantiwasadakran is a Thai-American writer-director whose films have premiered at multiple festivals all around the world. Her latest film, ”Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between" won Best Live-Action Short Film at the Academy-Award qualifying deadCenter Film Festival, Best Performance at the Canadian Screen Award qualifying Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Best Short Film at the KUKI Berlin Film Festival, and Best Student Short at the Porto Femme International Film Festival. The film was nominated for the YUGO BAFTA Student Awards, received Special Jury Mention at the Busan International Children & Youth Film Festival, and is an official selection of Slamdance, Short Shorts & Asia, Chicago Children's International, and Hawai'i International Film Festival. Parida’s first film,“Red Ladies or Help My Mom is a Republican!” won Best Political Comedy at The Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta, was nominated for Best of Awards 2021 NewFilmmakersLA, Best Short at the San Diego Asian-American Film Festival, and was one in five shorts highlighted at the Academy-Award qualifying Los Angeles Pacific Asian Film Festival. Before becoming a filmmaker, Parida worked as a game writer in Bangkok. She is the recipient of The Adrienne Shelly Foundation Award, the U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, the Carl David Memorial Fellowship in Film, the Mind the Gap Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, and is the two-time recipient of the Herman Kass Prize. She holds an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA and a BA in Poetry from Columbia University.

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