The movie "Smoking Tigers" made its debut at the Tribeca Festival.

 "Smoking Tigers" is directed by So Young Shelly Yo. 

This is the story of a 16-year-old girl named Hayoung who struggles to balance her life between her wealthy friends and her family's low-income lifestyle. She works hard to conceal her family's financial struggles from her new friends but eventually realizes the challenges of adulthood that will shape her life forever. The film is directed by So Young Shelly Yo, who received a $1 million grant from Tribeca and AT&T to complete her directorial debut. Along with producer Guo Guo, they received a year of collaboration and mentorship to create the feature-length film, which will have a dedicated first-look opportunity with HBO Max.
This film is Amazing, dynamic, and insightful.

By Anita Johnson-Brown

Photo credit:  Photo by Eugene Gologursky Gerry Images for AT&T.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: (L-R) Guo Guo, Yiming Zhao, Paul Syre, Erin Yoo, Phinehas Yoon, Erin Choi, Abin Andrews, Jung Joon Ho, xx, Ji-young Yoo, So Young Shelly Yo and James Kim speak during the AT&T's Untold Stories 2022 Winner "Smoking Tigers" Premiere at Tribeca Festival at Village East Cinema on June 10, 2023.

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