Let | SXSW Short Film starring Sonoya Mizuno

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Mia is compulsively drawn to BDSM when confident Josie catches her eye, and both women find themselves swept into new territory.

Let
Dir. Alyssa Loh
https://www.alyssaloh.com/let-film

With Let, writer/director Alyssa Loh explores vulnerability and human connection with real tenderness, crafting a narrative that depicts non-normative desires with empathy and nuance — S/W Curator, Céline Roustan

FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2025/0...

CREDITS

CAST
"Mia" - Sonoya Mizuno
"Josie" - An-Li Bogan
"Simone" - Juliana Canfield

CREW
Director, Screenwriter, Editor - Alyssa Loh
Producer - Karen Madar
Creative Producer - Clara Dubau
DP - Sarah Greenbaum
Creative Director - Melanie Akoka
Production Designer - Charlotte Abbott
Costume Designer - Stine Dahlman
AD - Gustavo Milan
AC - Ella Gibney
2nd AC / DIT - Chheangkea Ieng
Gaffer - Andy Brame
Key Grip - Louis Anania
Grip - Henry Wolf
Sound - Alex Moudgil & Wren Stark Haven
Swing - Kayla Arend & David Kramer
Casting Director / Associate Producer - Matthew Glasner
Associate Producer - Jason Maselle
HMU - Paula Salas Bloise
Intimacy Coordinator - Judi Lewis Ockler
Stunt Coordinator - Jason Howard
Sound Design - Dennis Dembeck & Eric Brown
Color - Company 3
Colorist - Patrick Devine
Color Producer - Alexandra P. Garcia Ortiz
Score - Martin Crane
VFX - Orsolya Szantho

This is an official premiere of the film with the permission of the filmmakers.