Maxine

20m
Drama
5.7

Allie is a newly out teen who is keeping her girlfriend a secret from her Chinese American family. During her family’s celebration of the Hungry Ghost Festival, Allie meets the ghost of a long lost relative named Maxine, who was queer when she was alive several decades ago. Though they come from different times, they find that they share many feelings about struggling to belong, especially within their own family’s legacy.

Cast

Ben Wang
Wei Chun
Margaret Cho
Maxine
Isabella Day
Maya
Kelvin Han Yee
Malcolm
Celeste Den
Molly
Cindera Che
Su Lin
Jabbar Lewis
Tristan
Elaine Young
Allie
Nicole Jia
Julie

Crew

Niki Ang
Director, Writer
Rylan Rafferty
Editor
Chananun Chotrungroj
Director of Photography
Andrew Ahn
Producer
Phillip Domfeh
Producer
Justine Ellen Chen
Production Design
Aaron Brenner
Second Assistant Camera
Nathan Conant
Steadicam Operator
Carla Patullo
Original Music Composer
Lyndsie Chlowitz
Music Supervisor

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