1910 Manchurian Plague Outbreak Creates a New Protective Medical Discovery in this Oscar-Qualified Short FilmL Interview/Film Discussion

Ladies and gentlemen, Robin Wang’s short film NEITHER DONKEY NOR HORSE is one of the best films I have seen this year. It has the feel and look of a multi-million dollar feature film.

The story is so intriguing and from the first frame to the last one, your attention is focused on the story brought to life on screen by an all-star stellar cast. With the likes of Chris Pang from Rich Crazy Asians, to Jim Lau, Michael Monasterio, Albert Kuo to name a few.

NEITHER DONKEY NOR HORSE takes us through the 1910 Manchurian Plague, which was the world’s first major outbreak of pneumonic plague, eventually claiming more than 60,000 lives.

director/producer Robin Wang. His expansive filmography has been honored with a Student Academy Award, three DGA Awards Grand Prize, and two College Television Awards.

As a director and producer, Robin has brought his works to over a hundred international film festivals worldwide.

From 2023 to 2024, Robin helmed numerous higher-budget genre films and period pieces as the director. Notably, he co-directed the feature film Jack & Lou: A Gangster Love Story, starring Linda Hamilton from the Terminator Franchise. The film is set in 1920s Al Capone’s Chicago, with select scenes filmed on the Warner Brothers Studio Lot.

He is especially known for directing the historical biopic short film, Neither Donkey Nor Horse, based on the life of the first Nobel Prize-nominated Chinese scientist, Dr. Wu Lien-teh.

The film, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival, won the Student Academy Awards, and the DGA Student Film Awards Grand Prize. The film is currently long-listed for Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

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