At an elite Hong Kong high school, an overachieving leader risks everything to prove she’s a local, while a transfer student fakes a romance with an unattainable girl to keep his old friends from leaving him behind.
"Pineapple (菠蘿)" is a 90-minute coming-of-age web series set in Hong Kong, starring content creator J Lou. Watch selected scenes below.
Festivals:
Finalist in Best Episodic - Asian American International Film Festival
Official Selection - Bentonville Film Festival
Official Selection - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Official Selection - deadCenter Film Festival
Honorable Mention: Web Series - Top Shorts Film Festival
Best Web Series/TV Pilot - Independent Shorts Awards
Best Web Series - Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards
Finalist in Best Episodic - Asian American International Film Festival
Official Selection - Bentonville Film Festival
Official Selection - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Official Selection - deadCenter Film Festival
Honorable Mention: Web Series - Top Shorts Film Festival
Best Web Series/TV Pilot - Independent Shorts Awards
Best Web Series - Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards
Credits:
Created by Jane Chow and Peter Rafe
Directed by Jane Chow
Starring: J Lou, Ho Long Lee, Songnia Xiao, Hana Wu
DP: Andy Fronczak
Composer: Tav Bartlett
Sound Designer: Emily Chan
Colorist: Joseph Yao
Created by Jane Chow and Peter Rafe
Directed by Jane Chow
Starring: J Lou, Ho Long Lee, Songnia Xiao, Hana Wu
DP: Andy Fronczak
Composer: Tav Bartlett
Sound Designer: Emily Chan
Colorist: Joseph Yao
Between each episode, the story continues through text messages and social media posts from the characters. Inspired by the transmedia storytelling of the Norwegian series SKAM.
