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Racism is no joke. Neither is revenge. Make a Wish is a dark, frenetic comedy about an obsessively over-caring woman who offers her fiancé a blast from the past birthday gift he’ll never, ever forget. MakeaWishShortFilm.com
Written by: Ivan Tsang & Dinh Thai
Starring: Edward Hong, Josephine Chang, and Roman Moretti
Director of Photography: Reuben Steinberg
Editors: Cullan Bruce, Kelly Nickels
HMU: Alexandra Bayless
1st AD: Rachel Wolf
Sound Recorder: Manuel López Cano
Composer: Blenda Lau
Audio Mix: Venus Leone
Directed by: Dinh Thai
AWARDS
Night of The Horror Film Festival - Best Actress
Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival- Best Horror
Hellifax Horror Fest - Best Horror Comedy
Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival - Best Acting
The Thing In The Basement Horror Fest - Best Horror
HorrorHound Film Festival - Best Actress
Something Wicked - Best Horror Short, Most Believable Film, Best Female Actor
Liverpool Underground - Best Short & Best Editing
Sick 'N' Wrong - Best Actor
GenreBlast - Best Actress In A Short Film
Cinebug Twitch Film Festival (Italy) - Best Actress, Best Screenplay Award
The Grave Plot Film Fest - Best Director
FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia - Audience Choice Award
FirstGlance Film Festival Los Angeles - Best Horror
Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor Short Film
Thrills, Chills, and Kills Summer Film Fest - Best Writing, Best Acting (Ensemble)
Bridgeport Film Fest - Best Horror
PRESS
Rue Morgue’s Short Cuts
Space Jockey Reviews
Rabbit In Red Interview
Nevermore Horror Review
Film Carnage Review
“Happy Birthday to You” has never been sung with such highs and lows of hysteria–as a musical metaphor; as a simile in a song. A delightfully devilish performance, indeed!”
“...but as the proceedings built to their climax, I was thrilled by the way Thai pivoted into something unexpected and disturbing”