A photographic mystery unfolds in 'We Were Young Once Too'

A young woman embarks on a journey of discovery in Lawrence Chen's latest short film.



I'm a big fan of filmmaker Lawrence Chen, whose work I've featured here quite a few times over the years.

In his latest short film We Were Young Once Too, a young woman receives a cryptic Polaroid photo in the mail addressed to the former tenants of her apartment, and embarks on a journey to discover both her past and the mysterious destination in the photographs.

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Music Video: The plan goes to hell in Delta Rae's "Scared"

Directed by Lawrence Chen



This was released several weeks ago, but it's definitely worth sharing... Here's the music video for "Scared," the latest single from Delta Rae, directed by the super-talented Lawrence Chen. I'm a big fan of his work. This one's a fun, weird, crime caper-y tale with an intriguing cast of characters and a plan that goes to hell.

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The Shanghai Restoration Project presents The Classics

New album features contemporary remakes of popular 1930s & 1940s Shanghai jazz songs



The Shanghai Restoration Project, aka our friend Dave Liang, makes awesome music, blending Chinese instruments with the western sounds of hip hop and electronica. SRP's latest album, entitled The Classics, features contemporary remakes of popular 1930s & 1940s Shanghai jazz songs. I got my hands on an early preview of the album, and it's super-cool, like hopping into a sexy Shanghai time machine.

The Classics drops next Tuesday, January 28. Want to win a copy? Scroll down to the bottom for details. But first, watch this cool teaser video, featuring singer Zhang Le and directed by Lawrence Chen:

Music Video: Vienna Teng puts on dancing shoes in "Level Up"

Inspiring, surprising video features dancer Tommy Guns Ly



Love this marvelous music video for "Level Up" by singer/songwriter Vienna Teng, from her fifth studio album Aims. Crowdfunded by fans, and directed by Lawrence Chen, whose work I've been a fan of for years, it features Vienna dancing, and much more. It's a surprising, inspiring and uplifting video that goes to unexpected places. Take a look:

Music Video: "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae

Directed by Lawrence Chen



Holy moly. I had never heard of the band Delta Rae, and there are no visible Asians in their new music video for "Bottom of the River,", but it's directed by Lawrence Chen, with creative direction by Hagan Wong. And hot damn, this thing is freaking incredible. Beautifully shot, dark, eerie, and sexy as hell. I implore you to watch it: