Echoes
United States, 15 mins
As Covid-19 begins to ravage NYC, a harried mother of two closes her Chinese restaurant while an African-American delivery woman picks up the final order. These two women escape their pandemic pressures while bonding over a very vocal social media trend.
Writer/Director: Roku Jingwen Long
Producer: Alexis Garret Stodghill
Director of Photography: Gianna Badiali
Editor: Andrew Zebang Yang
Composer: Kat Vokes
Cast: Chi-Hua Lee-Secci & Shannon Harris
Contact: Roku Jingwen Long, jl5544@columbia.edu
Program D
Saturday, May 13th at 5pm ET
About the Writer/Director
Born in Beijing in the heart of the city, Roku Jingwen Long specializes in international and cross-cultural film and commercial productions. Her works delve deep into the complex web of human emotions and relationships from a distinctly feminine perspective. Roku has worked as a professional television writer and commercial director for a variety of clients, including Riot Games, PUBG Mobile, YG Entertainment’s BLACKPINK, and many others.
About the Producer
Alexis Garrett Stodghill is a graduate of the Creative Producing MFA program at Columbia University, where she was a recipient of the 2020 Arthur Krim Memorial Award. At Columbia, Alexis produced the short film STRAY, written and directed by Marion Rich, in addition to other shorts by Columbia students. She is the social media producer for the hit MSNBC TV news show The ReidOut. Alexis holds a BA in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University.