Chi Chi
SHORT FILM
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
432Films
Her Productions
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Et Ng
EDIT
Taylor Braasch
PRODUCITON DESIGN
Mondalena Nikc
Ashley Navid
Ashley Navid
COMPOSER
Jack Martini
SOUND DESIGN AND MIX
Jack Goodman
COLORIST
Houman Abdallah
STARRING
Jenny Watwood
Nicholas Sellar
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
Nominated: Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Drama, Best Editing, Best Actress in a Short Firstglance Film Festival