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13 min / 2018

Tim Chau is an 18-year-old Asian-American with more than 4m followers on Instagram. He lives online, grabbing his phone first thing in the morning and even taking baths with it sometimes. Although Tim usually shares funny memes, he occasionally posts about mental health. In exploring his reasons for these posts, we discover he has created a different persona online than in real life. Will he be able to reconcile the two? Tackling issues of identity, sexuality, family and communication, the film is a heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting story about a Generation Z teenager at an important crossroads in his life

Now streaming on The Guardian and PBS

 
 

An 18-year-old Instagram influencer attempts to reconcile his identity online with his identity in real life.

Featuring: Tim Chau aka. @3.14

Directors: Barna Szász, Ellie Wen
Producers: Barna Szász, Ellie Wen
Cinematographers: Barna Szász, Ellie Wen
Editors: Barna Szász, Ellie Wen

In collaboration with: Tim Chau
Executive producers for The Guardian:
Charlie Phillips and Jacqueline Edenbrow

 
 

  • PBS’s POV Shorts Broadcast release, 2021

  • Released on The Guardian, 2019

  • Vimeo Staff Pick, 2019

  • American Film Showcase, 2020-2021

  • Cigna Diversity Advocate Award, UnLonely Film Festival, 2020

  • InspirASIAN Award by AT&T, CAAMFest, 2019

  • Nominee, Young Eyes Film Award, DOK Leipzig, 2018

  • Drunken Film Fest Oakland, 2019

  • Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, 2019

  • IndieStreet Film Festival, 2019

  • Marblehead Festival of Arts, 2019

  • Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, 2019

  • Atlanta Film Festival, 2019

  • Salem Film Fest, 2019

  • Seattle Asian American Film Festival, 2019

  • Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2019

  • Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, 2018

  • DOC NYC, 2018

  • San Diego Asian Film Festival, 2018

  • United Nations Association Film Festival, 2018

  • Boston Asian American Film Festival, 2018

  • TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival, 2018

  • Eau Queer Film Festival, 2018

  • Outfest LA, 2018

  • Frameline Film Festival, 2018