Nervous Energy

Two young women sit in a movie theater watching the screen, one dabs her eye with a tissue as she cries.
  • 2025
  • 16 min
  • Drama, Comedy
  • United States
  • Chinese, English, Japanese, French
    • directors' fortnight 2025 laurel

On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends, and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.

Written & Directed by

Eve Liu

Executive Producer

Spike Lee

Producers

Gregory Barnes

Elias Putnam

Alex Bendo

Starring

Lucie Zhang

Sonia Yuan

Ramzi Bashour

Keisuke Asano

Hudson Oz

Festivals

  • Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2025
  • SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025
  • New York Film Festival 2025
  • Telluride Film Festival 2025
  • Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
  • Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2025
  • Sydney Film Festival 2025
  • Chicago International Film Festival 2025
  • Palm Springs International Shortfest 2025
  • Seattle International Film Festival 2025
  • Aspen Shortsfest 2026
  • AFI Fest 2025
  • Stockholm International Film Festival 2025
  • Denver Film Festival 2025
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2025
  • Leeds International Film Festival 2025
  • Karlovy Vary IFF Pragueshorts 2026
  • Minneapolis International Film Festival 2026
  • Nashville Film Festival 2025
  • Adelaide Film Festival 2025
  • Seminci 2025
  • CAA Moebius Film Festival 2025
  • WME FutureFest 2025
  • DeadCenter Film Festival 2026
  • Milwaukee Film Festival 2026
  • Lower East Side Film Festival 2026
  • London Short Film Festival 2025
  • Philadelphia Film Festival 2025
  • HollyShorts Film Festival 2025
  • Flickerfest 2026
  • Rooftop Films 2026
  • Virginia Film Festival 2025
  • Festival Allers-Retours 2025
  • Bucharest International Film Festival 2025
  • Bucharest Short Film Festival 2025
  • Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2025
  • San Diego Asian Film Festival 2025
  • Chronic Youth Film Festival 2026

Awards & Grants