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Whether through the kindness of a stranger, the support of friends, or the connection of community, these stories show how we find the strength to heal, the courage to rebuild, and the hope to carry on.
F*CK FEELINGS follows a talented painter preparing for her huge debut at an art gallery, only to be welcomed by a dark past that she fought hard to forget.
Linh is a healthy and successful 26 year old who is forced to face her past traumas when she learns her ex-abuser got engaged. As she spirals and reaches her breaking point, she struggles to rely on her best friends and loving boyfriend for support. F*CK FEELINGS paints the importance of consent and that healing is not linear.
Director Biography - Samantha K Tan
SAMANTHA K. TAN makes her directorial debut with her short film, F*CK FEELINGS, which premiered at the Academy Award and BAFTA-qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival in July 2025. Her dramedy series, Ambitious, was accepted into the 2022 Sundance and The Asian American Foundation Fellowship. She also co-wrote and produced En Pointe, directed by Nickelodeon’s Make It Pop star Megan Lee and executive produced by series creator Tommy Lynch and Netflix’s K-Pop Demon Hunters star Arden Cho.
Samantha co-produced the animated short Tree’s Blood with Emmy-winning producer Evan Goldberg, starring Ayo Edebiri and Rose Byrne, in partnership with Paramount Nickelodeon Animation and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The Reel Start film won Gold at the 2024 Anthem Awards. She recently produced Fiorella Vescovi’s Pilotos de Papel, sponsored by Netflix and the Latino Film Institute.
Samantha is developing a sex shop anthology series and a superhero show. As a Vietnamese-Chinese-American filmmaker, she is passionate about sharing diverse, thought-provoking narratives on and off screen.
- DirectorSamantha K Tan, Executive Producer: Fiorella Vescovi
- ScreenwriterSamantha K Tan
- ProducerKemi Jackson, Les Krone, AJ Starzak
- CastShirley Kim Nguyen, Reagan Gift, Alyssa Leanne So, Lawrence Sharma, Ray Raymundo, Jeannie Elise Mai, Jon Harris
- CinematographerDirector of Photography: Isabel Mazzolini
- Production DesignProduction Designer: Tim Molina, Costume Designer: Molly Martin, Hair and Makeup: Sarah Monares
- MusicEvan Wright
Whether through the kindness of a stranger, the support of friends, or the connection of community, these stories show how we find the strength to heal, the courage to rebuild, and the hope to carry on.
F*CK FEELINGS follows a talented painter preparing for her huge debut at an art gallery, only to be welcomed by a dark past that she fought hard to forget.
Linh is a healthy and successful 26 year old who is forced to face her past traumas when she learns her ex-abuser got engaged. As she spirals and reaches her breaking point, she struggles to rely on her best friends and loving boyfriend for support. F*CK FEELINGS paints the importance of consent and that healing is not linear.
Director Biography - Samantha K Tan
SAMANTHA K. TAN makes her directorial debut with her short film, F*CK FEELINGS, which premiered at the Academy Award and BAFTA-qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival in July 2025. Her dramedy series, Ambitious, was accepted into the 2022 Sundance and The Asian American Foundation Fellowship. She also co-wrote and produced En Pointe, directed by Nickelodeon’s Make It Pop star Megan Lee and executive produced by series creator Tommy Lynch and Netflix’s K-Pop Demon Hunters star Arden Cho.
Samantha co-produced the animated short Tree’s Blood with Emmy-winning producer Evan Goldberg, starring Ayo Edebiri and Rose Byrne, in partnership with Paramount Nickelodeon Animation and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The Reel Start film won Gold at the 2024 Anthem Awards. She recently produced Fiorella Vescovi’s Pilotos de Papel, sponsored by Netflix and the Latino Film Institute.
Samantha is developing a sex shop anthology series and a superhero show. As a Vietnamese-Chinese-American filmmaker, she is passionate about sharing diverse, thought-provoking narratives on and off screen.
- DirectorSamantha K Tan, Executive Producer: Fiorella Vescovi
- ScreenwriterSamantha K Tan
- ProducerKemi Jackson, Les Krone, AJ Starzak
- CastShirley Kim Nguyen, Reagan Gift, Alyssa Leanne So, Lawrence Sharma, Ray Raymundo, Jeannie Elise Mai, Jon Harris
- CinematographerDirector of Photography: Isabel Mazzolini
- Production DesignProduction Designer: Tim Molina, Costume Designer: Molly Martin, Hair and Makeup: Sarah Monares
- MusicEvan Wright