CHI CHI
SHORT FILM, 2019
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.
DIRECTOR Chelsey d’Adesky
PRODUCER Her Productions
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Ashley Navid
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ET Ng
COLOR. Houmam Abdullah
COMPOSER Jack Martini
SOUND DESIGN Jack Goodman
AVA aka Jenny Watwood and DANY aka Nicolas Sellar
AVA aka Jenny Watwood and crew
AVA aka Jenny Watwood, DANY aka Nicolas Sellar with director Chelsey d’Adesky
AVA aka Jenny Watwood
DANY and AVA filming in our 1976 Mercedes with DP, Eng Teck and 1st AC Zeta Spryaki
AVA aka Jenny Watwood
Director Chelsey d’Adesky in AVA’s room
AVA aka Jenny Watwood and LYLA aka Katie Luddy
BENNY aka Isaac Reyes, AVA aka Jenny Watwood, LYLA aka Katie Luddy, JULIA aka Viglis Viquillon and KIKI aka Janmargo Santiago
AVA aka Jenny Watwood, JULIA aka Viglis Viquillon and Director Chelsey d’Adesky
AVA aka Jenny Watwood, JULIA aka Viglis Viquillon and crew