Alone in a homey Japanese eatery, a schoolboy reminisces about his failed attempts to woo his crush. He daydreams an elaborate dance number and band performance to redeem his image in the hopes she might reconsider.

"This short film answers the question: What if Stephen Chow directed A Brighter Summer Day?" says Sweet Memories director Jessica Wu. "It is a swan song to the innocent liveliness a little kid possesses before the teenage years eclipse––an embrace of all the silliness and messiness of pre-teen love.

I am honored to have attained the rights to the classic 1977 Hawaiian groove track, "Lihue." as it sparked the entire idea and perfectly expresses the heartbroken, wistful longing of our boy."