A man runs down a burning street of wooden buildings at night, flames on both sides.

Gum Shan

A short film·2026

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The Story

A Chinese immigrant arrives in 1870s California in search of gold to save his ailing daughter, only to face violent racism and expulsion. Through ingenuity and sacrifice, he finds a way to keep his promise.

A river town at sunset with a paddle steamer at the dock and tall ships on the water.
A young girl with braided hair looks up at her father.
A man's face in cold grey light, looking upward.

Credits

Directed by

Max Acchione

Written by

Cheryl Tsai Perez

Produced by

Max Acchione
Ryan Mahar
Matt Handy
Reham Gharib

Executive Producers

Mohannad Malas
Errol Arkilic

Associate Producer

Sami Alsabawi

Music by

Alvin Donato

UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation presents, in association with Malas Entertainment and Open Screenplay, a Story and Light production.

Made with generative AI under continuous human direction. Human-written script, human edit, hand-composed score.