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Closing Dynasty
A film by Lloyd Lee Choi

On a school day, seven-year-old Queenie hustles and schemes ways to make money on the streets of New York City. 
Lloyd Lee Choi is a Korean-Canadian writer/director based in Brooklyn. His debut feature, LUCKY LU, premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The film stars Chang Chen and is produced by Hisako Films and Significant Productions. The feature is based off his short film, SAME OLD, which premiered at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in the Main Competition. It went on to premiere at TIFF (Special Jury Mention), New York Film Festival, and won Best Short at Raindance. Lloyd’s recent short film, CLOSING DYNASTY won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film at the 73rd Berlinale, the Audience Award at SXSW, the Grand Jury Prize at AFI Fest, Best US Short at Palm Springs, and Best Short Film at Hawaii Int’ Film Festival. It’s currently streaming on Netflix. He’s also a Sundance NHK Award and TIFF/CBC Screenwriters Award recipient for his feature script YAKULT AJUMMA (co-writer Lauren Moon) and TIFF/CJ ENM K-Story Award recipient for his script PRODIGY.

17min • USA • 2023












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