WEATHERING THE STORM: A Word With SOLD Star And Director Jennifer Li
Actress and stunt performer Jennifer Li talks making her graduation shortfilm, SOLD, her career goals and ambitions in our first interview.
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SOLD Review: Jennifer Li Runs, Hides And Fights In Her Brutal New Directorial Short Debut
Tautly, carefully-crafted fourteen minutes of near non-stop, intense action and drama ensue in Jennifer Li’s directorial debut, Sold. A stunt performer by trade, Li’s inaugural filmmaking feat which recently had its Graduation screening, is the result of time well spent at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Li takes the mantle here with Sold, wearing multiple hats behind the lens, including that of actor for the film’s perilously inclement three-day shoot. For this, we get the story of Ming (Jennifer Li) woman who volunteers to deliver money to pick up a camera for her dear friend, Kiki (Leifennie). Her trip finds her at a remote farm whose seemingly affable sole occupant named James (Kyle Toy) finagles her into coming into his questionable abode, and the result is as terrible as you would expect. What you don’t see coming is the “why?” of it all, but that comes about […]
SOLD: Jennifer Li Fights For Her Life In The Official Trailer For The New Graduation Shortfilm Thriller
Par for the course with covering stunt performers on my platform is the hopes that one day these professionals will get to expand themselves behind the lens. Vancoverite, actress and stunt performer Jennifer Li is no exception, and well into her craft for a decade now she leaves her mark in the director’s chair for upcoming survival thriller, Sold. The fourteen minute survival thriller is written, produced and directed by, and stars Li in the role of a devoted friend forced to fight her way out of captivity when it becomes clear that she’s been sold to traffickers by the last person she expected would do so: Her best friend. That’s mostly what’s included in the shortform logline, but what I love most is that there’s a greater twist involved that I already know about which I won’t reveal here as the trailer below is plenty to get excited over. […]
THE HIT LIST: April 6, 2020
As stifling as it is to see life grind to a halt thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s been certainly beneficial the numerous performers and content creators out there who’ve otherwise been able to complete backlogged shortfilm projects. It’s also inspiring to see more folks hosting performers and projects on their own platforms to support other artists, and with the newest installment of The Hit List here, I’m happy to do my part. Up first is the usual round of stunt reels, this time featuring Tricia Guarin, Ron Smoorenburg, Phillip Dang, Ivy Haralson, Chris Cortez, Maurice Chan, Joelle Comeau, Devin Regan, Byon Tae-woo, Julia Morizawa, Sergey Ryabtsev, Woody Almazan, Marina Mazepa, Kyle Dean Bolt, Julia Elizabeth, Justin Cabanting, Kenji Shimohira, Nailah Johnson, Mark Stas, Sasha Simic, Tally Rodin, traceur LJ McDonald, and a fantastic performers’ love letter to sword in a montage of projects edited together by Aaron Toney. The […]