Twenty-three years after being torn apart during the 1998 Jakarta riots, high school sweethearts Laela and Colin unexpectedly reunite in Los Angeles. With a cross-country move looming and a major career deadline ticking, the two share one powerful day revisiting what was—and what still might be.
Acting
Ken Kirby and Leialani Nicol carry decades of longing in single glances.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like people who used to know each other.
Director
Sebastien Tobler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Sebastien Tobler crowdfunded this through Seed&Spark, shooting the entire film in just 10 days across Los Angeles.
The 1998 Jakarta riots displaced thousands of Chinese-Indonesians; Laela's backstory mirrors real histories rarely depicted in American romance films.
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