IN FULL BLOOM

Maegan Houang | 2019 | United States | 10’ | Fiction

After her husband’s death, Cecile becomes an agoraphobic hoarder, practicing her love of gardening indoors without the help of direct sunlight. Her life is upended when worms open a black hole in her house and threaten to take her most cherished belongings.



Maegan Houang is a writer/director based in Los Angeles & Michigan. She is currently a co-producer on The Sympathizer (HBO) and previously served as an editor on Shōgun (FX) and on Season 2 of Counterpart (Starz/MRC). She also co-wrote Jamojaya directed by Justin Chon (Blue Bayou, Gook) and is currently writing Nekrokosm (A24) for director Panos Cosmatos. In 2018, she received a VSCO Voices Creator Grant to direct In Full Bloom starring Kiều Chinh. The short film played at numerous festivals including Ici Vietnam Festival Cinéma. She recently directed two episodes of the WGA Award Winning Three Busy Debras (Adult Swim/HBO Max) Season 2. Maegan has also directed music videos for artists such as Mitski, Vagabon, Charly Bliss and Hana Vu. Her videos have been recognized by SXSW, Noisey, Fact Magazine, UKMVAs, Stereogum, Pitchfork, and Vimeo Staff Picks. Her work primarily focuses on the complexity of the Asian-American experience, intergenerational trauma and her own experience living as a mixed-race American.