GRIEVING

Grieving is a dark comedy set in a cold, dystopian world that preys on givers and people-pleasers and rewards those who take and take without regard for others.

Diane, an aspiring actress, finds herself in the office of psychiatrist Dr. Hiller for what she believes is an acting audition. As part of a groundbreaking if controversial study, Dr. Hiller hires Diane to role play as the deceased partner of one of his clients. Desperate to get her foot in the door, Diane finds herself in a compromising position that pushes her to her limits. Diane must decide whether to continue playing the people-pleaser or to finally stand up for herself.

“Grieving” won Best Dark Comedy at Georgia Shorts Film Festival (April 2024) and is an Official Selection of Manhattan Film Festival (June 2024), Waco Independent Film Festival (July 2024), Greenpoint Film Festival (August 2024), Macon Film Festival (August 2024), Richmond International Film Festival (September 2024) and Micheaux Film Festival (October 2024). It was a semi-finalist of Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 2024). It’s proof-of-concept for a feature-length film.

Creative Producer
Executive Producer
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Director, Writer: Chris Chi Cinematography, Still Photography: Jacob Mallin
1st AD, Editor: Sammy Yoon
Score: Corbett Blair
Diane: Anna Takayo
Dr. Hiller: Rob Hunt
Chet: Brent Michal

A woman sitting at the end of a long paper-strewn table pointing uncertainly at herself
An older man in a suit sitting at a desk with a younger woman standing next to him and leaning on the desk, mid-conversation
A young woman peering through the glass pane of a door uncertainly
A man in a suit and glasses backlit against large bay windows looking at a stack of papers in his hand
A bird's eye view of a spiral staircase and a woman at the bottom of the stairs looking up
A woman peering into a doorway that is slightly ajar into a room where a man in a suit is speaking down to someone kneeling on the floor
A woman at the end of a dark hallway with her back to the viewer staring at a piece of paper
A close-up of a woman's hand on a man's knee
A close-up reaction shot of a woman in the midst of a dark revelation
A close-up of a woman with a tear-streaked face and an angry expression
A medium shot of a man with long, unkempt hair sitting in an upholstered chair with red curtains behind him
A close-up of a woman lighting her cigarette with the cherry of another cigarette held by a hand going off frame with sparks flying from the place where the cigarettes touch
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