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Lea Salonga To Topline Short Film Prequel To Abigail Hing Wen Novel; John Aoshima And Neil Blevins Attached For Animation

Lea Salonga will lead a hybrid animated and live action short film based on Abigail Hing Wen's novel 'The Vale - Origins.'

The short film follows the Lees, a grieving inventor family in Silicon Valley who find healing and connection through their young son’s creativity in The Vale, a virtual reality fantasy world they made. In addition to three-time Tony Award winner Salonga, the project features Robert Palmer Watkins( Uglies) and introduces Egan Xander, son of actors George Young ( Falling for Christmas) and Janet Hsieh ( Love in Taipei), in the role of Bran. The team behind the camera also includes consultants Holden Chang ( Bridgerton) and Angie Sun ( Trash Truck) with director of photography Dawn Suhyn Shim, live action production designer Emma Koh, composer Andromeda Wen, editor Shayar Bhansali, behind-the-scenes content capture directed by Creative Director at Instagram Grace Sun and Loveboat, Taipei marketing veteran Jane Lee.

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