CHELSEY D’ADESKY






Chi Chi
SHORT FILM, 2021

Chi chi is a twisted  coming of age journey exploring the ramifications of losing control in  the lush, vibrant, tropical miami environment. Inspired by a true story,  the film takes place in 1984 and follows ava, a young, naïve student living under her father’s watchful eye, as she meets a smooth talking, wealthy man and gets swept into a world of excess, luxury, drugs, and  partying. Ultimately, ava has to choose between loyalty and self-preservation.





“Chi Chi is a slick and efficient drama, lacquered with the requisite visual sheen for a story of this sort. Shot on 16mm colour stock, the film has the necessary grainy quality to provide a seedy edge to the surface glamour that the criminal world brings with it. Paired with an electro-synth and disco-fuelled soundtrack, the film’s tropical, day-glo mise-en-scene casts a keen, postmodern eye upon this period and place with authentic rigour.” Click here to read more





WRITER AND DIRECTOR
Chelsey d’Adesky

PRODUCER
Chelsey d’Adesky
432Films
Her Productions

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Et Ng

EDIT
Taylor Braasch

PRODUCITON DESIGN
Mondalena Nikc
Ashley Navid

COMPOSER
Jack Martini

SOUND DESIGN AND MIX
Jack Goodman

COLORIST
Houman Abdallah

STARRING
Jenny Watwood
Nicholas Sellar

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Winner: Best Student Film, Breakout Performance Jenny Watwood
Nominated: Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Drama, Best Editing, Best Actress in a Short Firstglance Film Festival








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