Same Old (2022)

Directed by

Lloyd Lee Choi

Genre

drama

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

15 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A food delivery driver in New York City has his e-bike stolen. He cannot afford a new one, which threatens his ability to work and survive in America.

melancholicslow-burnintimatesombertensestarkreflectivegrounded

What happens

Same Old is a 2022 Canadian-American short drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi. The film stars Limin Wang as Lu, a food delivery driver in New York City who, after his e-bike is stolen, must come to terms with the fragility of his life in America as he cannot afford to replace the bike in order to maintain his livelihood. The film premiered in the short film competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. It had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury. The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022. In 2025, Lucky Lu was released. Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, the film is a feature-length expansion of Same Old. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Hit 'n Strum (2013)
• Manhattan by Numbers (1993)
• Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies (2019)
• The Highwayman (2000)
• Fugitive Dreams (2020)
• Edge City (1998)
• In a Shallow Grave (1988)
• Where I Am