Feature film

MEMO (2025)

Running Time | 82 minutes
Written & Directed by Jesse Gi & Grant E. Singer
Produced by Minnie Nguyen
Production Company | WDA Entertainment
Edited by Grant E. Singer & Jesse Gi
Cinematographer | Joseph Yao
Executive Producer | Michelle Mao

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Synopsis

Abby and Chris, two young filmmakers, are awaiting the biggest moment of their careers: premiering their debut feature film at a world-renown festival. But that’s tomorrow… tonight they're stuck in a dingy motel room with a leaky ceiling and no bathroom. Glamorous indie filmmaking at its finest. They pass the time emptying out the mini-bar and fantasizing about the glitzy lives they will lead when their film sells. Alcohol and anticipation draw them close in the cozy motel room...But a desperate voice memo from a former crew member interrupts the moment: a rumor is spreading about their lead actor, James, implying that he assaulted another crew member during production. Chris is quick to believe it, but Abby defends James and questions the crew member's honesty. Their argument turns vicious and personal, with old wounds rupturing and repressed honesty finally coming out. The explosive fight is interrupted once again, this time by a knock at the door: James has arrived.James insists upon his innocence, but the tension between fact and fiction grows as Abby hears conflicting stories from Chris and James. Only hours away from the life-changing premiere of her film, Abby must decide who to believe and how to protect everything she has worked so hard to achieve.

OUR TEAM

Writer - Directors

Jesse Gi is a second generation Korean-American writer, director from Los Angeles, CA. He has directed short films that have screened across festivals and platforms such as HBO MAX, Gunpowder & Sky's DUST, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and Dances With Films. His most recent film, NEH, a comedy-drama about a Korean-American with no fluent Korean language skills, was selected as a finalist in the 2021 HBO Visionaries Competition.•Grant E. Singer has worked as a Director's Assistant and Writers' PA for Amazon's acclaimed series HOMECOMING, as well as throughout the industry at companies like Anonymous Content, Universal Studios and more. Grant is an experienced writer, director and editor of short films, commercials, webseries, and even narrative podcasts. Grant most recently edited the film BELLYBUTTON, which was chosen as an Official Selection at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

Our Team

CAST

Alex Felix is an actress and producer, known for Never Have I Ever (2020), Goosebumps (2023) and Last Days of the Lab (2023).•Damon McKinnis is an actor known for his work in Violent Ends (2025), Unfix (2023) and The Show (2022).•Jeff Lawless is known for his work in Parked in America (2020) and Lifetime's Secrets on Campus (2022).

OUR TEAM

PRODUCER | Minnie Nguyen is a producer and the founder and CEO of WDA Entertainment, a production company dedicated to protecting the integrity of the arts from social preconditions, with the aim to create a world where creativity is made to inspire.•CINEMATOGRAPHER | Joseph Yao is an award-winning cinematographer whose work can be found on HBO, Gunpowder & Sky’s DUST, and Vevo. His work has won Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the Seattle International Film Festival and Filmland, and has screened at LA Shorts, NFFTY, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, the New York Shorts International Film Festival, the Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival, and Dances with Films. He is currently a participant in the 2023 ASC Vision Program.•EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | Michelle Mao is an actress and producer known for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025), Bridgerton (2025) and Goosebumps (2023).