Tapeworm Diaries - Directed by Kayla Cao

Project Type: Short Film

Project Title: Tapeworm Diaries

Brief Synopsis: Tapeworm Diaries follows ten real-time minutes in the life of a rising Chinese-Canadian actress as she prepares to leave for her first major film premiere, where her mother will be her plus-one. As the biggest night of her career approaches, quiet tensions between them begin to surface - all framed by the film’s surreal opening and ending from the perspective of a tapeworm living inside the mother’s body.

Runtime: 00:10:00

Completion Date: July 2025

Country of Origin: Canada

Language: Mandarin-Chinese, English

Credits

Director: Kayla Cao

Writer: Kayla Cao

Producer: Mia Hsu, Sebastian Cerani

Cinematographer: Krystal Chan

Editor: Fabiola Gonzalez, Sebastian Cerani, Kayla Cao

Key Cast: Suani Rincon, Jenny Zhou