Pop!
Directed by Alexandra Hsu
Length: 20:00
Producer: Alexandra Hsu, Roxy Shih
Editor: Brett Noborikawa
Cinematographer: Enrique Unzueta-Miranda
Sound Designer: Diana Cha
Jennifer is a Chinese American woman in her mid-30s and is suffering from adult acne. She is still living at home with her Tiger-Mom mother, Pearl who coerces Jennifer into attending her Chinese New Year Banquet.
Undergradute Film
allehsu@mac.com
Alexandra Hsu is a Chinese American director/producer from Orange County, CA. She started making documentaries in college, and realized her passion in authentic storytelling. Her short films have focused on giving voice to untold stories. Alexandra has directed three short films Sophie (Hong Kong), Our Way Home (Long Island, New York), and Rencontres Paysannes/Farmers Dating (France).
Each of these films have screened at numerous film festivals around the world and have premiered at Oscar-qualifying film festivals including Austin FF, Foyle FF, HollyShorts, and BendFilm.
She is currently submitting her NYU thesis film starring Emmy-nominated actor Michelle Ang, as well as a new short she was hired to direct Unwavering.
In 2021, Alexandra was chosen to direct the short film Unread for the inaugural CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge for the non-profit SafeBae. Alexandra was a resident in the SFFILM FilmHouse Residency (2019-2020), where they supported her feature, Queens, which was also a Finalist for the SFFILM Fall 2019 Westridge Grant. NBC News highlighted Alexandra as the Kearny Street Workshop Featured Artist in Film at the 20th APAture Arts Festival. In the last five years, Alexandra has been chosen to be a mentee of the Women in Film Mentoring Program as a director, the Asia Society Asian Women Empowered Program, and Unlock Her Potential. As a writer, she was selected for KSWs Interdisciplinary Writers Lab and Cine Qua Non Lab (CQNL) Storylines Lab. At CQNL, she furthered the development of her feature about her great-grandmother Zhang Youyi. Alexandra received her MFA from NYU Tisch School and BA from Scripps College, double majoring in Media Studies and Asian Studies.