chi chi
SHORT FILM, 2021
WRITER & DIRECTOR CHELSEY D’ADESKY
PRODUCER CHELSEY D’ADESKY + 432films + HER PRODUCTIONS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ET NG
edit tayler braasch PRODUCTION DESIGN MOndalena NIKC ASHLEY NAVID COMPOSER Jack Martini
Sound Design & Mix Jack goodman color Houmam abdallah
STARRING JENNY WATWOOD + NICHOLAS SELLAR
Chi Chi is a twisted coming of age journey exploring the ramifications of losing control in the lush, vibrant, tropical Miami environment. Inspired by a true story, the film takes place in 1984 and follows Ava, a young, naïve student living under her father’s watchful eye, as she meets a smooth talking, wealthy man and gets swept into a world of excess, luxury, drugs, and partying. Ultimately, Ava has to choose between loyalty and self-preservation.
Awards & Nominations:
WINNER, best student film, breakout performance jenny watwood
NOMINATED, BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST DRAMA, BEST EDITING, BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT firstglance film festival
“Chi Chi is a slick and efficient drama, lacquered with the requisite visual sheen for a story of this sort. Shot on 16mm colour stock, the film has the necessary grainy quality to provide a seedy edge to the surface glamour that the criminal world brings with it. Paired with an electro-synth and disco-fuelled soundtrack, the film’s tropical, Day-Glo mise-en-scene casts a keen, postmodern eye upon this period and place with authentic rigour.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE