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Riding Scooters

Country: United States, Language: English, 15 mins

  • Director: Terry Hou
  • Writer: Terry Hou, Spencer Wilson
  • Producer: Yitong Liu, Spencer Wilson

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A teenager is faced with the choice between rising up to become the better man or debasing himself for acceptance.

Set in an indeterminate pre-internet era, and shot in rich 16mm, Riding Scooters is a riveting tale of groupthink and toxic masculinity through the eyes of a Chinese-American adolescent. Living with bullying, sexual frustration and low self-esteem, he must figure out what kind of man he wants to be.


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Scoring Excerpt: Riding Scooters from Jonas Tarm on Vimeo.

Cast & Characters

O'Shay Neal (as Baz)
Gabriel Rivas (as Joe)
Mardy Ma (as Mrs. Jiang)
Yongjie Zeng (as Roy)
Lazarus Tate (as Spunk)
Austin James Parker (as Louie)
Zoe Lam