Project Detail

Learning English

Synopsis

Hannah’s first week in the US isn’t going as expected. Rejected by everyone she meets, even her own friend, it seems nobody has time to practice English with her. So when she’s propositioned by a couple looking for a phone sex participant, Hannah uses the conversation as an opportunity to finally get some English practice in. However, as the phone call progresses, Hannah realises that this is a situation where online translators just won’t cut it, and she’s going to have to get resourceful with her vocab book if she wants to help this couple cum like a true fluent English speaker.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2024 - Narrative Short Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 min
Director
Jean Liu
Producer
William T Phoenix, Jean Liu
Editor
Tiffany Lin
Screenwriter
Jean Liu
Director of Photography
Pip White
Production Designer
Katrina Songco
Sound
Sound Design: Ajeng Canyarasmi
Composer
Sam Tsang
Principal cast
Zine Tseng, Ran Wei, Mark Vail, Katie Rose Summerfield, Jeff Chen, Kelly Yu, Richard Ouyang, Marilyn Arbogast, Jackie Toyama, Ken Hoffman
Voice Director
Ben Holtzmuller

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Jean Liu

c/o Malatang Media

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

A woman lying in bed staring through the camera Web

Director: Alfie Beecher

Year: 2026

A woman living alone follows a meticulous nightly routine after killing a home intruder. As the aftermath unfolds, disturbing details reveal this has all happened before.

A Night in Porto A Night in Porto

Director: Antonio Sequeira, Anastasiia Vorotniuk

Year: 2026

Two former lovers unexpectedly reunite on a Christmas night in Porto. Their encounter sparks a reflective journey into whether life offers second chances at happiness.

The Angel in the House The Angel in the House

Director: Missy McNaught

Year: 2026

Angela is living a life devoted to everyone but herself. Caught between revolving identities, she has stepped into roles that generations of women before her have occupied. Disconnected from her husband, Malcolm, and struggling to articulate her dissatisfaction, she leaves home the night before her family is set to attend a wedding, and finds herself confronted by the silence that has stretched between them.