Director's Works
Bobo in Bliss Vivian Ip
Vivian Ip is a Chinese writer-director and lawyer from Singapore, currently based in Los Angeles. Her work explores the human condition and centers underrepresented voices, often drawing from personal memory, identity, and displacement.
Her short films include An Island Drifts (Urbanworld, Dances with Films), At the Water’s Edge (San Diego Comic-Con, NewFilmmakers LA), and The Smart Diver (Indy Shorts, Florida Film Festival). Her work has been supported by ARRI and the University of Southern California, where she received Best Director and Best Drama at USC’s First Look Awards. Most recently, her semi-autobiographical short Bobo in Bliss premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
In addition to her filmmaking practice, Vivian has directed commercial and branded content for clients including TikTok Shop, Red Bull, and TCL Electronics. In the landscape of vertical mini-drama series, her hit shows have culminated over hundreds of millions of views, including Breaking the Ice on ReelShort, Love, Lies, and Alibis on Vigloo, and One More Taste of Love on Kalos TV, amongst others.
She holds an L.L.B with Honours from Durham University and an M.F.A in Film and Television Production from USC. Vivian is a member of BAFTA Connect and is licensed to practice law in both Singapore and California, though she feels most at home on set.
A Singaporean teenager faces the quiet rupture between familial expectations and her own self-discoveries. Inspired by the director’s memories—refracted and reimagined through time—and supported by a grant from her home country, this short film traces the tender rebellions that define who we become.
