A personal ache by writer/director Shan Jiang: to capture the fragile emotional landscape of fear and isolation post-pandemic.
The drama, feature film is a meditation on disconnection and a love letter to the courage that pulls us out of it.
Festival run has been underway.
original music by Yuhao Wu
Our movie ‘Nate and Moriah in Venice’, equal parts intimate and warm and cutting and polarizing and funny as fuck and personal (and most importantly Italian), is now out in the world and available to stream. Links in the bio for those who’d like to spend an evening under the Mediterranean sun. Heading to even more streaming services soon.
These are some of my favorite shots from the film, captured as gorgeously as one could want by @fran_bandicoot and brought to life more perfectly than I deserve by @mxchaelridley and @corrinnemica
Unsurprisingly, it’s a ton of work to craft something of this length and effort with nothing in the bank but LOVE for the game... and a simultaneous coexistence of blinding confidence in one’s artistic instincts and debilitating self-doubt. It’s very yin-yang. Still, I’m always hearing whispers from a teeny-tiny voice in my head reminding me of how important it is to make the exact art one wants to see in the world, at whatever place one is at in life, and set it free. The only alternative to that is waiting patiently for someone to discover your genius. And while I’m obviously a genius, I’m really not that patient.
Thanks to all the friends and family who helped bring this one to life. My Venice era may technically be drawing to a close, but real ones know you never leave Venice, you’re just in between visits. ❤️
