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First Birthday

Country: USA, Language: English, 11 mins

Original Title

Dol
  • Director: Andrew Ahn
  • Writer: Andrew Ahn
  • Producer: Andrew Ahn

CGiii Comment

The wailing kid will get on your tits.

The first half is like a home move - complete with an overly long prayer, the squawking brat and, tin foil food containers!

The second half is badly lit and flat. For an 11 minute short - all the scenes go on too long.


Watch...

Dol (First Birthday) from Andrew Ahn on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

A gay Korean-American man yearns for a family life just out of reach.

Cast & Characters

Muki Grossberg as Chloe;
Joshua Kwak as Nick Kim;
James S.W. Lee as James Kim;
Martin Lee as Brian Park;
Chris Yejin as Christine Kim