SYNOPSIS:

For Tokio, the day is a time to sleep. At night, he works the graveyard shift at a high-speed photomat, with a girl named Jennie. One fateful night, a photo gets jammed in the machine, and Tokio finds himself looking. In his loneliness, he begins to steal photos of her, imagining that if he can collect enough photos, and move them around fast enough, he can animate her face with her soul. When Jennie discovers that Tokio has fallen in love with someone else, she calls the girl in to the photoshop. Tokio must confront the reality of his love, and in doing so, the pain from his past.

AWARDS:

• China-American Festival of Film and Culture 2006, Winner
• San Diego Asian Film Festival 2005, Grand Jury Prize
• Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival 2005, Semi-Finalist
• Palm Springs International Short Film Festival 2004, 2nd Place Best Student Live Action Short
• Angelus Awards 2004, Semi-Finalist
• Student Academy Awards, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2004, National Finalist
• Columbia University Film Festival 2004, Faculty Honors, Audience Award, Best Cinematography

Running Time: 18 minutes