Short Films
2020-2026
📍Princeton, NJ 📍El Paso, TX
A compilation of my work in narrative short films at Princeton University.
Portrait of a Person - Mia(2026)
Working at a university café, Mia shares stories from her life - from a humorous encounter in Paris to navigating a new country without speaking English - revealing lessons on resilience, self-trust, and staying true to who you are.
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A film directed by Ryan Sung & Isabella Briones, and edited by Ryan Sung for Princeton University.
Starring: Mia
Dedicated to my wonderful friend Mia, who has been an inspiration and champion of me and so many generations of students.
Coffee Box - An El Paso Love Story (2022)
A young man moves to the border city of El Paso, where he struggles to adapt to his new environment but has a change of heart after meeting a young El Pasoan woman.
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A film written, edited, and directed by Ryan Sung for Princeton University.
Starring: Texas Hart as Jonathan; Daisy Rodriguez as Mariana; Maverick Tyler as Jorge
Original Score by: Chris Beroes-Haigis & Gabril Angel Fuentes
As It Was (2020)
In a post-apocalyptic world decimated by disease, two young adults find each other virtually, and the solace gained from their virtual companionship drives their will to survive.
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'As It Was' is a project collaboratively created in the 2020 quarantine by students from Princeton and Yale University across 3 states and 2 continents.
A film written, edited, and directed by Ryan Sung for Princeton University.
Starring: Ryan Sung as John; Alan Lin as John (voice); and Malini Wimmer as Mal
奶茶 (Milk Tea) (2019)
A lonely Chinese international student forms an unexpected connection with a Taiwanese American college student who runs a small boba shop. Through shared melodies and late-night milk tea, they discover love in the quiet spaces between language, identity, and home.
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A film written, edited, and directed by Ryan Sung for Princeton University.
Starring: Alan Lin as Brandon; Grace Zhao as Grace
Extrañando (2020)
A story of longing - longing for home, for solace, for someone, long gone.
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Created in quarantine in June 2020.
A film written, edited, and directed by Ryan Sung for Princeton University.
Starring: Nadia Sung as Woman