ARTISTS IN AGONY: hitmen at the coda teahouse

STREAMING free ON TUBI JULY 21!

Feature mockumentary dark comedy written, directed, shot, and edited by Kenneth Lui

A camera crew follows four hitmen who end up getting killed in the infamous Coda Teahouse Massacre. Years later, footage from the documentary crew emerges revealing how these four bungling psychopaths ended up dead in the criminal underground's greatest mystery. A dream project where the actors were all improvising with hilarious results.
website: artistsinagony.com

white wolf: Zombie killer

Award winning horror action short written, directed, and edited by Kenneth Lui

A lone wanderer has the fight of his life protecting the last human baby against a pack of zombies. A stylish project where I got to mix my favorite genres of horror, western, and samurai movies. Lead actor Jason Frost also got a Best Actor award.

The dark kill

Short film written, directed, and edited by Kenneth Lui

Sinister suspense thriller where two gangsters try kill each other in the dark. It was really exciting to use TIME as a storytelling device in a way I had never done before.

(This one is more fun, with as many lights off as possible)

the girl who couldn’t come

Short film based on the humorous short story by Joey Comeau. Directed, shot, and edited by Kenneth Lui

Bringing Joey Comeau’s hilarious short story to film about a girl who can’t climax without hearing Johnny Cash was too funny to resist. Lead actor Sebastian Noxx was nominated for Best Performance in a comedy.

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Short film based on the short story by Joey Comeau. Directed, shot, and edited by Kenneth Lui

This was Comeau’s sad poem of a story about a lonely widower who answers a coded message in a newspaper and finds himself falling in love with a stranger he's never even seen. Lead actor Jason Frost got a Best Actor nomination for his emotional performance.

falsehood

Written, directed, edited, and music by Kenneth Lui

Award winning narrative web series where the Big Bad Wolf is put on trial for his crimes against Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. Only public defense lawyer Bo Peep stands between the wolf and an angry community that wants his blood. My first major project shot on 35 mm with practical make-up effects. Lead actress Anne Welles won an award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Bo Peep.