Film

SOMETHING’S PHISHY (short film)

• Chase Lo (director/co-writer/actor), Bessie Cheng (co-writer/actor), Alice Wang (producer)

• Selected as the winner of the fifth Queer Your Stories Short Film Pitch Competition by outACTRAto (ACTRA Toronto’s 2SLGBTQIA+ committee)

• World premiere at the 2024 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival

• U.S. premiere at the July 2025 New Filmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival

GLIMMER (short/feature film) - in development

• Glimmer is a neo-noir dark comedy about a people-pleasing banker who enters the world of sex work and becomes a vigilante to save their missing friend.

• Chase Lo (director/writer), Alice Wang (producer), Hayden Salter (DOP), and Kai Cheng Thom (sensitivity consultant)

• The feature film screenplay was developed as part of the 2025 Reelworld Screen Institute’s Emerging 20 Program

• The short film (proof of concept) is currently awaiting grant funds from CCA, OAC, and TAC and is being pitched at film festivals.

IMPERIAL THREADS (TV series) - in development

• Chase Lo (writer)

• A troubled foster teen discovers a mystical jade hairpin, transporting her to ancient China, where she embodies the role of a powerful empress wielding extraordinary magic. With her chosen family by her side, she confronts a deadly assassin bent on erasing her lineage, unearthing her hidden heritage as she fights for survival and her family.

• Picture a captivating blend of "Ms. Marvel" and the grandeur of "The Last Emperor" or the intrigue of "Curse of the Golden Flower." This mesmerizing tale seamlessly transitions between modern-day drama and the opulent imperial courts of ancient China's Tang Dynasty, weaving a tapestry of fantasy, history, and breathtaking spectacle.