Same Old

{{short description|2022 Canadian-American short film directed by Lloyd Lee Choi}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Same Old

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Lloyd Lee Choi

| producer = Lloyd Lee Choi
Tony Yang

| writer = Lloyd Lee Choi

| starring = Limin Wang

| music =

| cinematography = Norm Li

| editing = Lloyd Lee Choi

| studio = Collective Pictures
division7

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2022|05|27|Cannes}}

| runtime = 15 minutes

| country = Canada
United States

| language = English

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Same Old is a 2022 Canadian-American short drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi.Alexandria Slater, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/cannes-2022-the-stand-out-short-films/5171312.article "Cannes 2022: the stand-out short films"]. Screen Daily, June 1, 2022. The film stars Limin Wang as Lu, a food delivery driver in New York City who, after his e-bike is stolen, must come to terms with the fragility of his life in America as he cannot afford to replace the bike in order to maintain his livelihood.Alex Heeney, [https://seventh-row.com/2022/09/08/ten-must-see-shorts-at-tiff-2022/ "Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022"]. Seventh Row, September 8, 2022.

The film premiered in the short film competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.Laurence Boyce, [https://www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/425877/ "Families, fears and freedom take centre stage at Cannes Shorts 2022"]. Cineuropa, May 24, 2022. It had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2022/08/tiff-2022-short-film-lineup-1235094356/ "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’"]. Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022. where it received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury.Christian Zilko, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/tiff-2022-peoples-choice-award-winners-list-1234763848/ "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award"]. IndieWire, September 18, 2022.

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/three-feature-docs-make-canadas-top-ten/ "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten"]. Point of View, December 8, 2022.

In 2025 Choi is slated to release Lucky Lu, a feature-length expansion of Same Old.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/lloyd-lee-choi-lucky-lu-1236131890/|title=Lloyd Lee Choi’s Feature Adaptation ‘Lucky Lu’ to Begin Filming in New York City Later This Year|website=Variety|first=Jazz|last=Tangcay|date=September 5, 2024|access-date=April 15, 2025}}