Complete:   Bittersweet Symphony   |   Discarded   |   Lust   |   Scorned Soup

In Post:   Cassidy Vs the Toilet Seat   |   Dinner Guest   |   The Seer

In Pre-Production:   Judgement   |   Tomorrow

Complete:   Birthday Bench  |   Not Tonight   |   Shallow Grace   |   Waiting for Henry   |   Whispers in the Trees

In Post:   Acting 101   |   Between Two Trees   |   Misconception   |   Shelf Elf   |   Silk and Smoke   |   Swinging in Shadows   |   The Air Between Us   |   The Poop Pact   |   The Witness   |   Yuna's Cafe

Silk & Smoke Short Film Movie Poster

Austin Film Meet Presents

Silk and Smoke

A dramatic 1850s-era short film
produced in the Austin Film Meet
Reels Accelerator Program 

In the 1850s American West, a grieving widow of a Chinese immigrant railroad  worker encounters a lone gold prospector at her husband’s grave, setting off a tense exchange.

Starring

Yan Zhang 

and

Chad Evans

Crew

Director – Mark Parker

Writer – Lisa Dreher

Produced by
H.Cherdon Bedford

Director of Photography Matt Kaminski

Art & Props – Maria Morales

Production Sound – Louis A. Weyrich

Gaffer & Grip – Scott Anson 

This project is an 
Austin Film Meet
Reels Accelerator Project.

Director’s Statement

by Mark Parker

Coming soon!

Production Photos

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Cast Bios

Chad Evan - Actor - Headshot

Chad Evans

While watching ‘Top Gun’ at seven years old, Chad Evans determined there was no option but to become a Naval Aviator. For four years he carried the prideful burden of defending his country from the skies. Then he watched ‘Days of Thunder.’ It became clear that driving in NASCAR was the epitome of greatness. He was left with a dreadful choice – glory in the cockpit of an F-14 or winning at Daytona. A revelation was made. Maverick and Cole Trickle were the same man. Chad realized he could be a fighter pilot or a racecar driver – anything, so long as he was on stage or in front of a camera. He became an avid student of theater and film and began acting at The Harbor Playhouse in Corpus Christi, TX. The summer before his senior year of high school Chad went to New York and was fortunate enough to book professional acting jobs further stoking the dream. After graduating high school he went back to New York to study and act. There he was lucky enough to land roles in theaters very, very far off Broadway. As his second New York winter approached it became clear that sunny Southern California was a more appropriate climate. In Los Angeles Chad was able to experience life on set as an extra in many films and TV shows and land a few day player roles. After a two-decade hiatus, Chad has rekindled his love of being someone else – whoever that may be.

Yan Zhang

Yan Zhang is a trained and experienced actor and an aspiring model. She is originally from China, fluent in Chinese mandarin and English, some Japanese.
Being an actor as a foreigner, she’s been working very hard to seek any opportunities, gain experience. Over this time, she has embraced challenges in film, commercial, musical/theatre, modeling, and landed in principal roles. She is now represented by three agencies.
Besides acting, she loves traveling, dancing, and fashion (she used to be a fashion stylist).

Yan Zhang, Actor- Headshot

Crew Bios

Mark Parker – Director

coming soon