International Premiere
Characters Disappearing 人物消失
C-FILMS IN FOCUS
Year of Production 2025
Production Countries/Regions
United States
Duration 85 mins
Genres Drama Mystery History
Dialogue Language(s) English Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s) English
Director(s) Connor Sen Warnick
Director’s Bio
Connor Sen Warnick (b. 1996) is an independent filmmaker based in NYC. Connor received his B.A. in both Film Studies and Visual Art from Columbia University in 2018. Previous work has been featured in the New York Times Filmmaker Magazine, and presented at the Guggenheim Museum, Anthology Film Archives, Metrograph, San Diego Asian Film Festival, New/Next Fest and CAAMFest, among other venues.
Synopsis
New York City, 1971. Characters Disappearing Transposes an elliptical, intertwining narrative structure into a historical context informed by the Asian American Movement. Though the film may be set in 1971, it reflects a world that exists in an era of its own autonomous design - neither then nor now, yet suggestive of both. The political, spiritual, and corporeal agendas of Mei, Chris and Leonard intersect within a melancholic vision of the Asian American Movement. Characters Disappearing is a portrait of Chinatown rarely seen, where bursts of unexplained violence and spectral figures co-exist with the promise, and fragility, of multi-ethnic solidarities.
Festivals & Awards
2025 43rd San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Scriptwriter(s)
Connor Sen Warnick
Producer(s)
Joseph Eusebio, Reina Bonta, Ruby Rose Krakower, Oliver Agger
Executive Producer(s)
Key Casts
Yuka Murakami, Dylan Breaux, Connor Sen Warnick, Eleanor Yung
Curators’ note
Director’s Statement
