A year after his wife’s murder, once-successful Hong Kong businessman Leonard To (Jason Tobin) is still reeling from the tragedy. Having lost his job, friends and all sense of order in his life, Leonard becomes obsessed with a mysterious stranger he sees at his wife’s grave, believing him to be responsible for her death.
Credits
- Dax Phelan: Director
- Dax Phelan: Writer
- Dax Phelan: Producer, The Canyons, She’s Lost Control, The Other Side of the Wind
- Stratton Leopold: Producer, The Sum of All Fears, Mission: Impossible III, The Wolfman
- Eric M. Klein: Producer
- Jason Tobin: Producer, Warrior, Better Luck Tomorrow, The Fast and the Furious
- Chris Chan Lee: Producer, Yellow, Undoing
- Martin Strachan: Producer
- Jennifer Thym: Producer
- Guy Livneh: Producer
- Jason Tobin: Key Cast, Warrior, Better Luck Tomorrow, The Fast and the Furious
- Eugenia Yuan: Key Cast, Memoirs of a Geisha, Revenge of the Green Dragons, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II
- Byron Mann: Key Cast, Street Fighter, The Man With The Iron Fists, The Big Short
Specifications
- Project Type: Feature
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense
- Runtime: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Completion Date: June 16, 2017
- Production Budget: 150,000 USD
- Country of Origin: United States
- Country of Filming: Hong Kong
- Language: English
- Shooting Format: RED
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35
- Film Color: Color
- First-time Filmmaker
Screenings / Awards
- Hong Kong International Film Festival Hong Kong
March 25, 2015
World Premiere - Dallas International Film Festival Dallas, Texas
April 14, 2015
U.S. Premiere - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Los Angeles, California
April 28, 2015
L.A. Premiere
Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature, Best Actor in a Drama, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Sound Design - Asian American International Film Festival New York, New York
July 30, 2015
NYC Premiere - St. Louis International Film Festival St. Louis, Missouri
November 7, 2015
St. Louis Premiere - Anchorage International Film Festival Anchorage, Alaska
December 7, 2015
Best Narrative Feature: Honorable Mention - Bahamas International Film Festival Nassau, Bahamas
December 11, 2015 - Pasadena International Film Festival Pasadena, California
March 8, 2016
Best Director - CAAMFest San Francisco, California
March 14, 2016
San Francisco Premiere
Best Narrative Feature (Nomination) - Mexico International Film Festival Mexico City, Mexico
May 19, 2016
Mexico Premiere
Best Director - Savannah Film Festival Savannah, Georgia
United States
October 30, 2015
Georgia Premiere - Macon Film Festival Macon, Georgia
United States
July 23, 2016
Best Narrative Feature - Chautauqua International Film Festival Jamestown, New York
United States
July 15, 2016
Best Thriller, Best Actor, Best Screenplay - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Los Angeles, California
United States
October 15, 2016
Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Sound Design - Glendale International Film Festival Los Angeles, California
United States
October 2, 2016
Best International Feature, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress - Cyprus International Film Festival Pafos
Cyprus
September 15, 2016
Best Editing - Berkeley Film Festival Berkeley, California
United States
November 5, 2016
Grand Festival Award – Feature - LA Film Awards Los Angeles, California
United States
February 5, 2017
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Design (Honorable Mention) - Berlin Independent Film Festival Berlin
Germany
February 14, 2017
German Premiere
Best Feature (over EUR 100K) - Trenton Film Festival Trenton, New Jersey
United States
March 31, 2017
New Jersey Premiere
Best Narrative Feature
News & Reviews
- “Byron Mann, Eugenia Yuan Add Flavor to ‘Jasmine’” Daily Variety http://variety.com/2014/film/asia/filmart-jasmine-adds-flavor-to-easternlight-slate-1201143234/
- “‘Jasmine’ Trailer: Hong Kong Film Festival Pic Looks To Thrill” Deadline Hollywood Daily http://deadline.com/2015/03/jasmine-hong-kong-film-festival-trailer-1201385027/
- “‘Jasmine’: Hong Kong Review” The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/jasmine-hong-kong-review-786894
- “Review: JASMINE, A Claustrophobic Twilight Zone Of Revenge Read more: http://twitchfilm.com/2015/04/review-jasmine-a-claustrophobic-twilight-zone-of-revenge.html#ixzz3m2zT0wUe” TwitchFilm http://twitchfilm.com/2015/04/review-jasmine-a-claustrophobic-twilight-zone-of-revenge.html
- “Q&A: Jason Tobin – Jasmine” Time Out http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/71499/qa-jason-tobin-jasmine.html
- “Jasmine at SLIFF 2015: A Hong Kong Noir About Mourning and Madness” St. Louis Magazine http://www.stlmag.com/arts/movie-reviews/jasmine-at-sliff-2015-a-hong-kong-noir-about-mourning-and-ma/
- “2015 Dallas International Film Festival Preview” D Magazine http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2015/04/2015-dallas-international-film-festival-preview/
- “AAIFF ’15: Jasmine ” J.B. Spins http://jbspins.blogspot.com/search?q=jasmine
- “Glamour and Mystery in Jasmine’s Hong Kong” Crimson Kimono http://crimsonkimono.com/tag/dax-phelan/
- “”Berlin Independent Film Festival announces exciting 2017 line-up”” Screen Anarchy http://screenanarchy.com/2017/01/berlin-independent-film-festival-announces-exciting-2017-line-up-contrib.html
- “Berlin Independent Film Festival announces 2017 winners” Screen Anarchy http://screenanarchy.com/2017/02/berlin-independent-film-festival-announces-2017-winners-contrib.html
- “”I felt like I’d been preparing my whole life to make this film”” LA Film Awards http://www.lafilmawards.net/single-post/jasmine

