UZIE LIANG
Producer
My Fantastic Friend
About the Film
Bruce is a young boy with autism who has been guided by his guardian angel named Estelle. She is overprotective and interferes too much in his life. Bruce felt abandoned after she tries to hold back and refuses to accept her apology. Eventually both Bruce and Estelle found their balance between distance and attachment.
Director: Francisco Rodriguez
Producer: Suzie Liang
Year: 2015
Language: English
Run Time: 9min
CASTS
Sean Zhang (Bruce)
Born in 2006 in Shanghai, China and spend his early years growing up in there. Sean began taking acting lessons at the School of Performance Arts in Naperville, IL when he was in elementary school. In his spare time, Sean plays piano, karate and hockey. He got a 3rd place in 2015 USA National Karate Championships. And he is in a travel hockey team in NIHL.
Moira Huges (Angel Estelle)
Played the role of Daphne in the feature lm, The Secret Santa, on TLC. She has appeared in several short lms including Intervention (Chicago Shorts Film Festival Audience Choice Winner). Besides theater experience, Moira has held principal roles in serveral commercials, for Embassy Suites, Toys”R”Us, Cox Communications, Fathead.com, Narcolepsy Awareness, Pulse Canada; the music video; and in a webisode for The Onion.
CREWS
Francisco Rodriguez (Writer / Director)
A native Chicagoan who has also lived in Mexico and California. He studied History as an undergraduate and Secondary Education as a graduate student, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a former Chicago Public School teacher, having instructed high school level courses such as World Studies, US History, Contemporary American History, and IB European History. He hopes to make engaging films with themes of culture, memory, and language that give viewers plenty to think about long after the projection ends.
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