Blue Hour
A young Korean American boy who struggles to form a bond with his father is given a school assignment in which he must paint a portrait of his father.
Film Festival Selections & Accolades
OFFICIAL SELECTION New York Shorts International Film Festival
(Canadian Screen Award Qualifying)
OFFICIAL SELECTION Boston Asian American Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION KAFFNY
SEMI-FINALIST Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival
(Academy Award Qualifying)
ROADTRIP (2021)
Dir. Miranda Kang
Co-Directed and Written by Esther Um
Invisible Disco Productions
Two high school girls find themselves with no choice but to embark on the most unusual road trip.
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2022 at October Film Festival, Cat Fly or Die Horror Fest, and Yale: Summer of Love Film Festival.
HAN (한)
A young Korean woman is haunted by a ghostly figure, in the aftermath of her mother's death.
Screenplay Awards & Accolades
Best Script Awards - London BEST SUPER SHORT
New York Script Awards - BEST HORROR
HORROR Underground Film and Screenplay Fest - OFFICIAL SELECTION
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Official 2023 PRIX ROYAL: Paris Screenplay Awards FINALIST
Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards SEMI-FINALIST 2023
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 QUARTER FINALIST
HONORABLE MENTION at New York Screenwriting Awards 2023
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SEMI-FINALIST Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival
(Academy Award Qualifying)
LATE (2021)
Dir. Geoffray Barbier
Written by Esther Um
A single argument changes everything between two lifelong friends.
OFFICIAL SELECTION Stonestreet MicroMovie Screenwriting Contest 2021
CUPID (2021)
Dir. Rebecca Yarsin
Written by Esther Um
A lonely man encounters an unusual woman on Valentines Day, who offers to transform his love life.
OFFICIAL SELECTION Stonestreet MicroMovie Screenwriting Contest 2021
