• Film Type:

  Short, Student
• Runtime:

  19 minutes 59 seconds
• Completion Date:

  May 31, 2018
• Country of Origin:

  United States
• Country of Filming:

  United States
• Film Language:

  Chinese, English
• Shooting Format:

  Digital, Alexa
• Aspect Ratio:

  16:9
• Film Color:

  Color
• First-time Filmmaker:

  Yes
• Student Project:

  Yes

We are honored to submit “Poppies” to this year’s festival, a cross-cultural tale that follows the relationship of a young American and an elderly Chinese woman, who meet on a flight from Shanghai to New York. Based upon the first time writer/director’s own experiences, living and working in South East Asia for nearly a decade.

The film features Matthew Knowles (“Asura”), Cindera Che (“Tiger Tail”, “La La Land”), Kara Wang (“Top Gun: Maverick”) and introduces Jonathan Stanton. Produced by Cindy Y. Lu and executive produced by Jennie Lew Tugend, Justing Wong and Kevin Lin, the film is writer/director, Myles Yaksich, directorial debut, and inspired by his time living and working in Asia in finance.

The film premiered at the academy qualifying LA Shorts Fest, and has won over 25 awards from more than 30 festivals across multiple countries, including China, Germany, Spain, Canada and the US.