Mouse of New York

Directed by Muhan Wang

Length: 11:06
Producer: James Zheng
Editor: Hauton Xu
Cinematographer: Ethan Wen
Sound Mixer: Thomas Wu

David is an illegal immigrant working as a food deliveryman for a small restaurant in Chinatown. One day, after fulfilling the request of an unreasonable customer, David returns to his scooter to find it stolen. His boss, Old Xv, uses this as an excuse to withhold David's salary for the month.

Now stuck in the restaurant as a waiter, David tries all he can to save up money, even if it means making customers uncomfortable. Despite his efforts, he is still far from covering the loss. Back at his dorm, David lies in the call with his family to create the illusion of a good life. However, he accidentally triggers the fire alarm and, to calm his angry landlord, promises to pay his delayed rent tomorrow.

The next day, David makes a final attempt to win his salary back from Old Xv, but gets rejected immediately. Frustrated and desperate, David decides to take back what he's owed. When Old Xv is gone, David sprints to the cash register, takes everything, and storms out of the restaurant. Back at the dorm, he packs all his belongings and leaves portion of the money for Ah Fei. After all these, he leaves the dorm and disappears into the night of New York.

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"As a director, AD, and actor, I entered the film industry at 15 years old and have worked on 3 feature films by now. I worked as the script supervisor on Wolf Worrier 2, the second highest grossing film in the history of Chinese cinema and as the camera PA for Academy Award nominated cinematographer Changwei Gu.

I have interned at SK Global, the production company of Hell or High Water, and Crazy Rich Asians. I have served as 1st AD on more than 10 NYU intermediate/advanced productions. Creative wise, I have a theatrical background and therefore my primary focus is always on the actors. Helping them embody the characters is what I believe to be the primary role of a director."