Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

Coby and Stephen Are in Love

Luka Yuanyuan YANG Carlo NASISSE 2019 USA, China Docu color 31min English DCP
★ 2019 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
★ 2019 Rockbund Art Museum

Coby, a 93 year old retired Chinatown nightclub performer, and Stephen, a director 20 years her junior, find unlikely love in each other. As their last performance in Las Vegas approaches, they prepare a final routine.

Director

Luka Yuanyuan YANG

A visual artist and filmmaker working across documentary film, photography, installation, and performance. Recipient of the 2023 BAZAAR Art and BVLGARI Avrora Awards. Her debut feature Chinatown Cha-Cha screened at HIFF, PYIFF, and had a wide release.

Carlo NASISSE

A director, photographer, and cinematographer pursuing long-form projects that explore regional culture, ecology, and the relationships between humans, landscape, and politics. His work has been featured in SXSW.

Luka Yuanyuan YANG

2024 Chinatown Cha-Cha 女人世界

 

2020 The Lady from Shanghai上海來的女士

 

2019 Dalian Mirage: Prologue 大連幻景:序章

 

2019 Coby and Stephen Are in Love相愛的柯比與史蒂芬

 

2018 Women’s World 女人世界

Carlo NASISSE

2019 Coby and Stephen Are in Love相愛的柯比與史蒂芬

2018 East Side

2017 The South Texas Cow Punk南德州牛仔朋克

Director, Producer: Carlo Nasisse, Luka Yuanyuan Yang

Editor: Alex Winker

Cinematographer: Carlo Nasisse

Sound Record: Luka Yuanyuan Yang

Sound Design: Dan Rosato

Luka Yuanyuan Yang

yyyuanyuan.yang@gmail.com

 

Carlo Nasisse

carlonasisse@gmail.com