DIRECTOR: Vee Hua 華婷婷
CO-WRITERS: Vee Hua 華婷婷 & Lisa Sanaye Dring
PRODUCERS: Tifa Tomb, Al'n Duong, Suzy Mae
CO-PRODUCER: Full Spectrum Features
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Lulu Gargoulo
GENRE: Comedy/Sci-Fi/Metaphysical
FORMAT: Short Film

In Reckless Spirits, a gender-fluid Latine performance artist and a neurotic Asian American therapist are led by a series of uncanny circumstances into a world of chakras, spirits, and a cult leader which poses a threat to their friendship.

Vee Hua 華婷婷 (they/she) is a writer, filmmaker, and organizer with semi-nomadic tendencies. Much of their work unifies their metaphysical interests with their belief that art can positively transform the self and society. They are the Editor-in-Chief of the interdisciplinary arts publicaton, REDEFINE magazine, Interim Managing Editor of the BIPOC-led media outlet, South Seattle Emerald, and Co-Chair of the Seattle Arts Commission. They recently served as the Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum, where they received a Mayor's Film Award and played a key role in making the interdisciplinary community hub more welcoming for diverse audiences.

In 2017, Vee released the narrative short film, Searching Skies — which touches on Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States — and co-organized The Seventh Art Stand, a national film and civil rights discussion series against Islamophobia. 2022 sees the release of their next short film, Reckless Spirits, which is a metaphysical, multi-lingual POC buddy comedy for a bleak new era, in anticipation of a feature film.

Vee is passionate about cultural space, the environment, and finding ways to covertly and overtly disrupt oppressive structures. They also regularly share observational human stories through their storytelling newsletter, RAMBLIN’ WITH VEE!, and are pursuing a Master’s in Tribal Resource and Environmental Stewardship under the Native American Studies Department at the University of Minnesota.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
In a time when the world is filled with much chaos, we know that people of color, and humanity in general, need to see ourselves in stories that are authentic, joyful, and uplifting—not only traumatic.

By creating our main characters Syd and Yvette—who are intelligent, bold, multi-faceted, and authentic to our identities in ways that we do not feel have previously been represented—we are joyfully celebrating the complexities of being proud and visible POC within mainstream, dominant culture.

We also know that careful intentionality around how one formulates and runs a film set can be an important mechanism for equitable change. This film was created with a nearly 100% BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ on-set production crew.