High Strung
USA, 13 mins, Digital
When a tennis player recovers from an injury and finds he inexplicably can't play as well as he had before, he soon relies more and more on superstitions to return to the player he once was.
Writer/Director: Austin Hsieh
Producer: JD Dooling
Director of Photography: Marcus Patterson
Editor: Austin Hsieh
Production Designer: Maryam Khosravi
Sound Design: Goldcrest Post
Composer: Owen Wang
Cast: Gustavo Pace, Walker Hare, Alison England, Juliet Toll Luchsinger, Lucas Toll Luchsinger, Mike Koppel
Contact: Austin Hsieh, ah3329@columbia.edu
Program B
Film Screenings:
May 5th at 7pm ET
May 14th at 5pm ET
About the Writer/Director
Originally from Boston, Austin Hsieh is a writer-director who got his start in filmmaking in the camera and music departments. His films have premiered in competition at numerous international film festivals, including Austin Film Festival, RiverRun International Film Festival, and many more. He currently holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University.
About the Producer
JD Ferenc Dooling has been directing and producing films for fifteen years. After directing dozens of music videos, he directed and produced the shoestring indie feature, Corinthian Leather, in 2016, which received awards and nominations at several Hispanic film festivals. His work through his company Beatwatch Films continues to explore audio and visual story-telling.
