Event Details
Wed, November 05, 2025
18:00 – 19:30
VILLA SASSETTI
Villa La Pietra
Via Bolognese, 120
50139 Florence, Italy
WILLOW AND WU (2023)
13 mins. English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
Finally receiving a day off after being dumped, young assistant Willow is ordered to aid the elusive husband of her high-powered boss with an unusual task.
ELITE MATCH (2022)
14 mins. English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
Dating at any age can be tough, but as an immigrant and single mother, it can be nearly impossible. Lily is determined to find love for herself, even though her heart and mind are always preoccupied with her daughter
Featured Biographies
Kathy Meng
WRITER, DIRECTOR
Kathy Meng is a Chinese-American writer/director who was born in Philadelphia and raised in Beijing and Massachusetts before studying film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She draws inspiration from her upbringing in Beijing and Massachusetts to tell multicultural stories. Her films are rooted in realism, depicting modern Chinese women who long for intimacy that they can’t find as outsiders in American society.
Her third short film “Elite Match” screened at the Asian American International Film Festival, CAAMFest, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, New York Shorts International Film Festival, NewFilmmakers LA, Queens World Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Festival, and others. “Elite Match” received the Audience Award at DC ShortsFest and the Roy W. Dean Grant’s Hot Films in the Making Award. She is a recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund for her fourth short film, “Willow and Wu”. “Willow and Wu” won Best Screenplay at Brooklyn Film Festival, Best Short Film at Katra Film Series, and Audience Award at Leiden International Film Festival. In 2025, she received the Rising Star Award at Naples International Film Festival.