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n martial arts action comedy short film. It was written, produced and directed by Maria Tran; co-directed by Adrian Castro and co-stars the

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Plot

Two assassins, serene Pixie Ho and acerbic Charlie Vu are reaching breaking point in their partnership. They must put aside their differences when they go undercover as school girls to eliminate the son of millionaire Michael Huang - their former primary school crush.

Cast

* Maria Tran as Charlie Vu *

as Pixie Ho * Thien Nguyen as Michael Huang * Adrian Castro as Mc Quade

Production

The script was written by Maria Tran in September, 2012 after several conversations with Antony Szeto and

who were preparing for their holiday in Australia at that time. The film was shot in 5 days and most of the locations were in suburb of Fairfield, with one shot from

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. A total of $4,050 USD was raised in making the short film and all the 100 cast and crew volunteered their time for the project. The action sequences were choreographed by Trung Ly. Antony Szeto visited the set on day two of the shoot. This was where he discovered Trung Ly and mentioned that if he was to direct the next project, that he will be on board. That project turned into

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's "Fist of the Dragon".

Reception

Asian Movie Pulse reviewed the film, praising the action scenes and choreography.

Awards

* 2013 Official Section for the Action On Film International Film Festival, US * Winner of "Breakout Action Actress" played by Maria Tran and

at the 2013 Action On Film International Film Festival * Winner of "Best Villain" played by Thien Nguyen at the 2013 Action On Film International Film Festival

References

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External links

Hit Girls at IMDb
2013 films Australian independent films 2013 martial arts films Australian action comedy films 2013 independent films Australian comedy short films 2010s English-language films English-language independent films English-language action comedy films