The Choice
20 mins
Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Set in the present, the story takes place in Los Angeles. A foreign student from Taiwan , who is a great Chinese guitar player, arrives in the U.S. in the 70's. He decides to study nuclear engineering, but after graduation, he takes numerous menial jobs. The story begins when he receives a letter from his brother, notifying him of his visit from Taiwan. Exhaustedly, he tries to impress his brother by renting a new car and a new set of furniture. However, misfortune befalls him, as his house is robbed and he loses his job. For the first time, he is forced to think seriously about the meaning of his life in America.
Larry Wu (Yi Min)
Older Brother
Richard Fang
Younger Brother
Hal Shafer
Boss
Reza Rahimian
Eranian
Carl Tignino
Policeman
Eloda Szablewski
Secretary
Susan Harrison
Interviewer
Hassen Jamal
Black
Steve Seine
Manager
Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing
Director
Mishika Chen
Production Manager
Don Matos
Camera Operator
Wei-Tsy Wang
Sound
Joseph Chi
Assistant Director
Mark Parry
Camera Operator
Dee Arbucci
Assistant Camera
Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing
Editor
Mark Parry
Director of Photography
Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing
Producer
Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing
Writer
Joseph Chi
Production Manager
Wei-Tsy Wang
Production Assistant