ONLY THE MOON STANDS STILL

Director | Writer | Editor

Three generations of Chinese women say goodbye to their family ballroom dance studio.

Executive produced by Lena Waithe, starring Shirley Chen (DIDI).

Narrative | 22 min | Chinese (Mandarin), English | Shot on location in the San Gabriel Valley of L.A.

“Writer/director Johnson Cheng returns to AFI with yet another incredibly moving film about the complexities of intergenerational families: a slice-of-life tale of three generations of Chinese women confronting the realities of having to shut down their family’s ballroom dance studio and bid farewell to a life that has defined them for so long. I love how the film tells a story of how time marches forward, whether you are ready or not, and how it’s how you choose to face it that really determines who you are.”

- AFI FEST (Programmer Pick)

FILM FESTIVALS & AWARDS

• 78th Locarno Film Festival (Academy Screening)

• 20th Tribeca Film Festival (World Premiere)

• 35th AFI FEST (Audience Award)

• 28th Palm Springs ShortFest

• 3rd HiShorts! International Short Film Festival

• 23rd Landshut Short Film Festival

• 17th Shorts México International Short Film Festival

• 18th HollyShorts Film Festival

• 23rd San Diego Asian Film Festival

• 45th Asian American International Film Festival

• 40th CAAMFest

• 11th Seattle Asian American Film Festival

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