NERVOUS ENERGY

By Eve LIU

NERVOUS ENERGY - as FEST

Comedy - Completed 2025

On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends, and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.

Festivals
& Awards

SXSW 2025
SXSW 2025
Narrative Shorts
    • Year of production
    • 2025
    • Genres
    • Comedy, Female director, Drama
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, MANDARIN, JAPANESE, FRENCH
    • Budget
    • N/A
    • Duration
    • 15 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Eve LIU
    • Writer(s)
    • Eve LIU
    • Producer(s)
    • Gregory BARNES, Elias PUTNAM, Alex BENDO
    • Synopsis
    • Burgeoning young filmmakers Jay and Kiki are moved to tears by a great piece of cinema. Their admiration is instantly squandered at the subsequent Q&A, where the hip director’s Rolex is infinitely more tasteful than his vibe. Yet he offers one piece of monumental male director advice: artists should “set themselves free.”

      As ambitious young women, Jay and Kiki set off to break up with their long-term boyfriends and commit themselves to their art. Unfortunately, only Jay follows through with their noble pact. Their emotions come to a head when Kiki’s hot vacant boyfriend shows up, testing the girls’ friendship and how far they are willing to go for their art…