YD PRODUCTION LLC.
SEARCHING FOR YOO
Written and Directed by Marissa Lichwick
is a film inspired by true-life events layered with a lot of imagination and heart to give the narrative an original twist. The movie explores family, romance, the unexplainable, self-identity, and belonging. We have a wonderful cast and crew to bring this film to life. Please follow us and keep an eye out for when we hit the film festival circuit. We are hoping to reach the moon with this little story! Thanks for visiting the film page!
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Actors John Ruby and Chris Yim on set June 2022
Current Films
SEARCHING FOR YOO IS A RITE OF PASSAGE HAUNTING DRAMA.
An ethereal entity begins to haunt Dani, a Korean adoptee as she begins to reunite with her birth family, but when she uncovers little information about the past she must forge a bond with the ghost that haunts the basement rather than her surviving birth family.
YELLOW DRESS : A SHORT
SEARCHING FOR YOO FEATURE FILM
YOO: A SHORT FILM
Mi-Mi Shu-Shu
A Short Film
About the
Artist
And, What's Happening with SEARCHING FOR YOO today!!
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CAREER BIO
Marissa began her career in New York City in the Lower East Side at LA Mama Etc... helmed by Ellen Stewart, devising work with the late Elizabeth Swados and Michael Fieldman. She made her way through the off-off broadway scene performing at various venues including The New York International Fringe Festival and making her off-broadway debut at Urban Stages Theatre. Marissa lived and worked as an actress in New York City for ten years before heading off to the University of Washington to earn her MFA in ACTING. Upon completion, she lived in Los Angeles before moving to Chicago where she worked at various theatres throughout the city including appearances at the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Court, Writers, Victory Gardens, and Silk Road Rising Theatre.
She worked regionally at The Guthrie Theatre, Denver Center, Connecticut Free Shakespeare, and workshopped many new works by emerging playwrights. She has appeared in Chicago Fire, Chicago Justice, and Chicago Med, as well as short, and full-length Independent films.
She wrote her solo show, Yellow Dress in graduate school which performed in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Minnesota, St. Louis, and most recently at the Santa Monica Playhouse.
Marissa wrote a short film in 2020 inspired by her solo show with the same title, Yellow Dress which won 16 best film awards and 29 honors including honorable mentions and finalist selections. She completed her second short film, YOO which premiered this March and was awarded Best Short Film on Women by the RunDoc Film Festival, Best Actress Award by New York Movie Award, Best Acting Ensemble by Best Directors and Actors Award in New York City, and was an Official Selection at the Marina del Rey Film Festival. SEARCHING FOR YOO is now streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi (Sept. 24 2024)
Marissa completed her Screenwriting degree at UCLA Spring of 2022 and is represented by Panoessa Talent and Rachel Tolliver at FSE in Los Angeles.
YELLOW DRESS: A SHORT FILM
My philosophy is to take charge of your own story rather than waiting for others to do it for you.
Yellow Dress is a short film inspired by my one-person play of the same name. Realizing that no one else would tell this story for me, I channeled my frustration from a disappointing audition into writing the script.
I've learned to embrace my personal narrative and let it shape my work. My experiences drive my creativity as I delve into themes such as motherhood, abandonment, family, death, loss, and my multifaceted identities as Korean, Korean American, and Korean adoptee. I explore these themes without reservation, creating characters deeply affected by their memories.
The central message of my work is that a loving, supportive family can serve as a powerful antidote to trauma.
Yellow Dress has been honored by over 40 film festivals, including receiving the Best Shorts Filmmaker Award from the Marina del Rey Film Festival in June 2022.
