Requiem (1995 film)

Requiem (1995) is a narrative short film directed by actress Elizabeth Sung, made in the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women. Based on Sung's childhood in Hong Kong and her journey to New York City as a ballet student, it tells the story of a struggling dancer who loses a brother to AIDS.

The film won a CINE Golden Eagle Award in 1996.

Plot Outline
A waitress/dancer remembers her loving brother and their bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong.

Cast

 * Tamlyn Tomita as Fong
 * Chris Tashima as Philip
 * Brenda Song as Young Fong
 * Binh Nguyen as Young Philip
 * Dana Lee as Father
 * Elizabeth Sung as Mother
 * Mary Chen as Hong Kong Teacher
 * Revel Paul as New York Teacher
 * Malcolm Moorman as Boyfriend

Trivia

 * This was Brenda Song's first film role. She was discovered at age 7 by casting directors Pat Melton and Paul Bens, to play Sung as a young child in Hong Kong.
 * The screenplay was written by Sung's husband.
 * Sung's acting teacher, Milton Katselas, has a cameo appearance in the film.