(THE JUMP)
Proof of Concept for Feature Film– Ho Chi Minh – 2024 – 14 min – Color | Vietnamese | 4:3 & 2.39:1 | Stereo
LOGLINE
A 12-year-old Vietnamese boy, obsessed with Jackie Chan movies, dreams of learning karate while navigating a strict father's expectations.
TRAILER
HOCA STUDIO presents
A Leo Kei Angelos film
A 5AM Productions
CAST & CREW
written and directed by Leo Kei Angelos
produced by Thang Ho, Jenna Kanell, David Cheung
production coordinator Anh Kha Hồ (5AM Productions)
starring Lê Hào, Quý Ân, Anh Ðào
cinematography Cù Thanh Hoàng
Art Director Quốc Việt
casting director Elvis Pham (All Star Casting Agency)
editing Leo Kei Angelos
music by Jake Bradford-Sharp
post-production sound PhanPham
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Assistant Director Nghĩa Trung Nguyễn
Stunt Coordinator Leo Kei Angelos
Camera Operator Lê Minh Thuận
1st AC / Focus Puller Ân Nguyễn
2nd AC Hoàng Lê
3rd AC Sơn Lê
Gaffer Thái Cường
Lighting Assistant Ngô Hoàng Tiến
Lenses & Camera Support Provided by Tuấn Vũ Equipment Rental
Grip & Electric Provided by Thái Cường Film Lighting
Sound Recordist Hải Nguyên
Art Director Quốc Việt
Props Team 911 Design, Anh Tú, Vũ Bảo Lâm, Diên Giáp, Văn Hiếu, An Tiến
Wardrobe & Stylist Jules Huynh
Stylist Assistant Hạ Lê
Hair & Makeup Dương Thanh Trung
Editor, VFX, Color Leo Kei Angelos
Casting Assistant Trọng Nghĩa
Catering Trường Võ Catering Team, Võ Chí Khang
Production Assistants 5AM Productions, Lê Xuân Trường, Nguyễn Thiên Ân, Văn Thị Kiều Oanh
Cultural Consultant Addy Tran
Special Thanks
Tạ Thanh Hải (5AM Productions), Andy Chang, Tuấn Nguyễn - TeamX Stunt Academy, Mariposa Deutsch, Brittany Simmons, Cameron Riddles,Cameron Rankin, Erika HauLauren Fiala, Tabetha Ray, Hồ Anh Thắng
Gofundme donors
Kara Corcoran, Michael Soyka, Long Le, Phuong Mai, Michael McMiller, Chloe Carabasi, Mary Linares, Bonnie von Duyke, Garrett Backstrom, Cameron Rankin, Brittany Simmons, Erica Hau, Tyler Mendelson, Danielle Chace, Julio Zeron, Charles Ford, Marc Howse
Director’s Statement
A 12-year-old Vietnamese boy, obsessed with Jackie Chan movies, dreams of learning karate while navigating a strict father's expectations. This is the logline, but it was also exactly my experience growing up and the reason why I became a stuntman later on in life!
This is my personal story growing up. One day, I DID make that jump. My very first stunt jump. It was a literal and figurative leap of faith.
And somehow, I ended up in America working as a union stunt professional. I ended up getting to work in the film industry. I ended up doing all the things society told me I could not when I was a child.
So, this movie is a self-reflection/exploration of what makes me who I am today, an answer to everyone who believed in, and did NOT believe in me, as I was growing up, a tribute to my late grandmother, who loved watching movies with me, a snapshot of a very special time & place: early 90s in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a place of constant change and growth
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Coming Soon
DIRECTOR
Vietnamese-born American film director and stuntman Leo Kei Angelos (Leo Phương) has won several filmmaking awards, including being on HBO's Project Greenlight as a top ten finalist director. During the height of the covid pandemic, Angelos joined the US Army as an M1 Abrams tank operator. Now finished with his service, he resides in both Los Angeles and Saigon, Vietnam, focusing on his directing career.
LEO KEI ANGELOS
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