Coby and Stephen Are In Love
2019, Single-channel HD Video, 30'41''
Produced and Directed by Carlo Nasisse and Luka Yuan Yuan Yang | Featuring: Coby Yee and Stephen King | Edited by Maria Luisa Santos and Alex Winker | Cinematography by Carlo Nasisse | Sound Recorded by Luka Yuanyuan Yang | Colored by Alex Winker | Sound Design by Dan Rosato | Contributing Producers Screening Room, Points North Institute, Jigsaw Productions | Film Consulting by Ruth Somalo | Supported by Tang Huanhuan, Rockbund Art Museum, Screening Room, Points North Institute, Jigsaw Productions
“Coby and Stephen are in Love” is a love story between Coby, a 92 year old retired nightclub dancer and icon from San Francisco Chinatown’s golden age and Stephen, a man 20 years her junior who has aspired to be an experimental filmmaker since the 1960s anti-war movement. They fell in love at a seniors dance, and like two opposite ends of a magnet, they have been held together by an invisible force. They have created a glamorous world together through matching handmade outfits, dancing, and collage.
Awards
New Orleans Film Festival- Honorable Mention, Best Documentary Short
Atlanta Film Festival- Honorable Mention, Best Documentary Short
Indie Grits Film Festival- Honorable Mention, True Grit Awards
Exhibitions
Times Art Museum & Times Arts Center Berlin Berlin | Neither Black/ Red/ Yellow Nor Woman | September 28th 2019- January 11 2020
Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai | An Opera For Animals | June 22nd- August 25th 2019
Screenings
