Same Old is a 2022 Canadian-American short drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi.Alexandria Slater, "Cannes 2022: the stand-out short films". Screen Daily, June 1, 2022. The film stars Limin Wang as Lu, a food delivery driver in New York City who, after his e-bike is stolen, must come to terms with the fragility of his life in America as he cannot afford to replace the bike in order to maintain his livelihood.Alex Heeney, "Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022". Seventh Row, September 8, 2022.
The film premiered in the short film competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.Laurence Boyce, "Families, fears and freedom take centre stage at Cannes Shorts 2022". Cineuropa, May 24, 2022. It had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022. where it received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury.Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.
In 2025, Lucky Lu was released. Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, the film is a feature-length expansion of Same Old.
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