Mushroom Dad
Narrative Short Film
A young chef must take care of his Chinese-immigrant father who accidentally consumes psychedelic mushrooms on the opening night of his restaurant.
Official Selection
2025 Indeed Rising Voices
2025 Tribeca Film Festival
2025 HollyShorts(*AAPI Award*)
2025 Oscar Qualified
Indeed Presents A rising Voices Film
in association with
Hillman Grad Productions,
a271 Production
Mushroom Dad
a film by Michael Yuchen Lei
Writer/Director
Michael Yuchen Lei
Executive producers
LENA WAITHE
RISHI RAJANI
NAOMI FUNABASHI
TRAVIS ING
JUSTIN RILEY
producers
David Kim
Philip Ge
DOMÉNICA CASTRO
CONSTANZA CASTRO
Starring
Julian | Lawrence Kao
Paul | Kelvin Han Yee
Augustina | Michele Selene Ang
Gustavo | Adam Faison
Editor | Olivia Eliseo
Composer | John Carey
Unit Production Manager| Jeffrey Dinghua Lei
First Assistant Director | Becca WEston
Second Assistant Director | Grace Gallagher
Director of Photography | Mike Maliwanag
Steadicam Operator | Dustin Supencheck
First Assistant Camera | Jacqueline Chan
Second Assistant Camera | Raquel Hagman
Second Assistant Camera | Gaby Spampinato
DIT | Zemero Requena
Gaffer | Jose Caldera
Best Boy Electric | Kishan Patel
Best Boy Electric | Mychal Ceruti
Best Boy Electric | Alexander Andres
Key Grip | Omar Monrroy
Best Boy Grip | Mark McField
Script Supervisor | Dana Koops
Casting Director | Tanya Giang, CSA
Stunt Coordinator | Eric VanArsdale
Production Designer | Xiyu Lin
Art Director | Yueyi Zhang
Property Master | Xiaojie Zhen
Set Dresser | Chanel Kaliski
Artwork Provided by Larry Li
Costume Designer | Audrey Elliot
Makeup Department Head| Ayano Sato
Production Sound | Michael Figueroa
Post PRoduction Sound
VP, Post Production | Robert C. Rodriguez
Finishing Producer | Mark Alvarado
Re-Recording Mixer | Erik Breña
Sound Design | Gerry Saenz
Sound Supervisor | Alexandro Zatarain
Hospitality | Soraida Diaz Meneses
Post PRoduction Color
Colorist | Derek Hansen
Color Producer | Jeremy Brooks
Coffee & TV EP | Adam Reeb
Coffee & TV Production Coordinator | Rachel Dorothy
Truck Production Assistant | Yin Chen
Production Assistant | Brian Jay Lei
Production Assistant | Jasada Lauderdale
BACKGROUND ACTORS
Kitchen Staff: Shigeto Terasaka, Guangzhi Long, Zhiqiang Zhang, Yuanying Yao
Front of House Staff: Eric Bronson, Nomulan Ganbaatar, Victoria NgHostessHannah Keaton
Dining Room Patrons: Jan Warren Mitchell, De’MarShun Sanders, Anthony Sayo, Kessi Hordiienko, Dipanshu Sharma, Robert John Baril, Charlotte Cheng, Sélynne SilverElii Ormond, Joanne Tokita, Izzy Blair, John David Wright, Derrick Williams, Danielle Brown, Mauricio Alcoba, Andrew Lee