Anson Xiang

Selected short film · 2026.08

Where Memory Stays · 拾忆

On the eve of moving his mother with Alzheimer’s into a care home, a thirty-year-old son reluctantly joins the eleventh-birthday celebration she has prepared for him.

Created as a thesis film for the University of Southern California (USC).

Runtime: 2 minutes

My roles

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Editor
  • Colorist

Tech specs

Aspect ratio
4:3
Camera
RED V-RAPTOR X
Lenses
  • Canon FD 35–105mm T3.6 (rehoused)
  • Canon FD 50mm f/0.95

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