CACN 2025

BACKSTORY

This year our show follows a 20 year old film student, who yearns to find creative vision in something more personal. His anxieties are amplified by the passing of his maternal grandfather from China, who was a well-respected photographer, leaving him to contend with the loss of someone he admired yet feels he lacked a proper connection with. However, this event grants him an unexpected opportunity: his parents decide to bring his grandmother from China to the US. Having spent his entire life in the US, he initially struggles with navigating the newly presented language barrier, especially as his grandmother’s dementia worsens. That is, until he finds his grandfather’s old photo album. Motivated to uncover a family mystery sparked by the photographs, he embarks on a journey he never would’ve imagined – one which enables him to learn about his family history, language, and heritage.

BOARD

Producers | Melody Yuan + Janie Huang

Logistics Director | Ying Chou

Financial Director | Isabel Sheng

Creative Directors | Sharii Liang + Kayla Liu

Scriptwriters | Kathalia Wong + Diane Zhou

Production Assistants | Daniel Yuan + Ingrid Fan

Sponsorship Chairs | Robert Cui + Michael Sun

Fundraising Chairs | David Xu + Allison Peng

Art Coordinators | Angela Zhang + Faustine Wang

Outreach Chairs | Waylon Tang + Selena Yu

Marketing Chair | Morgan Fu + Tiffany Lieu

CAST

Leading Roles

Eric Pan as Steven Gao / Gāo Yī Chén 吴亦辰

Katherine Wang as Steven’s Grandmother

Supporting Roles

Anna Li as Steven’s Mother

Pierre-Louis Nguyen as Steven’s Father

Samantha Leong as Ellie Gao

Matthew Wei as Steven’s Grandfather

Ronald Lu as Yǔ Mò 予墨