STOPTIME RAG
(2025, USA,11min) - Writer/Director/Co-DP
Unable to accept his twin sister’s suicide, piano student Noé finds himself trapped in a castle of
his imagination, where the image of his sister Colette splits into two.
(available for viewing on request)
Awards:
Winner of 2026 Chain Film Festival Best Cinematography
Official Selection of LA Lift-Off Festival
Winner of Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Best Cinematography
Adiàn Benmalek as Noé Laurent
Veronika Vozniak as Colette Laurent
Susan Kirby as Professor
Olesia Tymoshenko as Teacher’s Assistant
Realtor Lady Voice by Meag Cherry
Piano Hand Double by A Bu
Written and directed by Xuepei Hou
Produced by Xuepei Hou, Lina Sarrapochiello, Conner Patrick McKee
DoP: Paul McGreevy, Xuepei Hou
1st AC: Lina Sarrapochiello
2nd AC: Yaohan Li
Digital Imaging Technician: Yaohan Li
Special Effects by: Paul McGreevy
Color by: Paul McGreevy
Production Designer: Miteki Takeyama
Set Decorator: Lina Sarrapochiello, Olesia Tymoshenko
Prop Maker: Olesia Tymoshenko
Make-up and Hair: Yarilis Ramos
1st Assistant Director: Conner Patrick McKee
2nd Assistant Director: Yarilis Ramos
Sound Recorder: Sri Ram Burgula
Boom Operator: Olesia Tymoshenko
Gaffer: Chin-En Gau
Grip/Swing: Olesia Tymoshenko
Edited by: Xuepei Hou
Sound Mixer: Julie Hu
Location Manager: Joshua T. Castillo
Stunt Coordinator: Nnamdi Nwosa
Still Photography/BTS : Anson Fok
Music Consultant: A Bu