There’s a man who spent his life giving. What do you say to him when he’s going to die? 

My father, Dr. Matthew Choi MD, was diagnosed with late third stage liver cancer, and his prognosis was estimated to be May 2021, by the time I graduate university with this film.

This film was is to honor my relationship with my father. This was my form of communicating to him, with all the words I was never able to convey. He gave us the world; many freedoms we could ever ask for. This man never stopped working, and never stopped worrying about others, especially myself, even in his sickly state.

On December 27, 2020 he passed away before he could see this film.

Halcyon is a film that grew alongside me in my journey of joy, grief, and mourning. This became a way for myself to confront myself, to let go, and to understand that all painful experiences are  an opportunity for us to learn and grow from it. Even in his passing, I desired to show him I can be independent and live on without my father present in my life. This film was designed to be able to show that we can grow and strengthen ourselves if we can overcome hardships. 

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