Celyna
LightReel Film Fest 2024
U.S. | 2024 | 13 min | DC Premiere
Celyna
DIRECTOR
Artisha Mann-Cooper
WRITER
Audrey Ly, Artisha Mann-Cooper
PRODUCERS
Evelyn Xi, Nick Theurer, Jonathan Cooper
CAST
Audrey Ly, Brian Yang, Ning Hou, Noreen Lee, Daisy Washington, Kiersten Kelly, Philbert Chen, Selah Victor, Jolie Lui, Charles Hilboldt-Frileck
RUN TIME
13 Minutes
Celyna, a first generation Asian teen, must decide between holding onto her mother's memory through dance or walking her own path of rock and roll.
Available During the Virtual Festival.
Artisha Mann-Cooper
Director, Celyna
Artisha Mann-Cooper is a Emmy nominated Producer who has forged an impressive career as a multi-hyphenate artist. She started her career as an producing assistant to James Lipton on "Inside The Actors Studio" and has worked on films such as "Bikini Sunshine," with Academy-nominated director Milcho Manchevski, "Before During After," with Kristine Sutherland and John Pankow, "I Can I Will I Did, with Selena Leyvas and Ben Faist, the Cinequest Audience Award-winning thriller "Slapface," starring August Maturo, Mike Manning, and Dan Hedaya, "The Inspection" with Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Jeremy Pope. Additionally, Artisha has worked for Wayfarer Studios overseeing filmmakers with mentors Cathy Yan, Brad Silberling, Nzingha Stewart, Bilal Fallah, Adil El Arbi & Jim Byrkit. She is a Advisory Board Member of Pano(formerly New York Women Filmmakers).