Casting "For His Pleasure," a dark comedy short film, Told from the perspective of Mimi, a sentient sex toy modeled after an Asian American adult film star. After Josh brings Mimi home, his unexpectedly romantic gestures wins her over, and when he starts dating a real woman, Amie, she struggles with jealousy and loneliness. Years later, Josh and Amie’s young daughter Mae discovers Mimi and, unaware of original purpose, innocently sees her as a new friend, giving Mimi a hopeful new purpose in life.
Production states: "the directorial debut of award-winning author turned writer-director Elaine Hsieh Chou, who was a Sundance Episodic Lab Fellow and named a Series Creator to Watch by Gotham. Producer Alexa Rocero's most recent short film screened at Sundance and SXSW; she was also on the production team of the feature film Didi (Sundance 2024)."
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