Skip to main content

VAFF 20

The Waltz

Directed by Trevor Zhou

USA / 2015 / Drama / 12 mins / English, Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles / Colour / Canada Premiere

Plays In:
Program 5: International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 5, 2016 2:15 pm Box Office only

Description

An immigrant mother faces an out of control hoarding compulsion and a crumbling marriage. She stumbles upon waltz lessons, and tries to reclaim her life through dance.


Director's Bio

Trevor Zhou is a filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist living in New York City. Trevor’s first short The Problem of Gravity played on PBS and at numerous film festivals. The Waltz is a proof of concept to attempt to secure funding for Yu and Mi, his first feature film. He’s currently in post-production with his first short documentary.


Credits

Director / Writer: Trevor Zhou
Producer: Trevor Zhou, Chris McInerney


Plays in

  1. Nov 5: Program 5 – International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

    November 5 / 95 mins
    INTERNATIONAL SHORTS highlight stories from the international Asian diaspora, exploring how different individuals deal with conflict and crisis both internal and outward as they seek a sense of identity, a sense of belonging, a sense of home.

    In This Program: Godlike, Mooncake, Mother, Nước (“Water/Homeland”), Yakuza No. 2, NY Chapters Presents: Valerie Tom, The Waltz, Paper Tiger


Dates & Times

Plays In:
Program 5: International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 5, 2016 2:15 pm Box Office only