Same Old

Same Old is a 2022 Canadian-American short drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi.^[1] 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.^[2]

Same Old
Directed by	Lloyd Lee Choi
Written by	Lloyd Lee Choi
Produced by	Lloyd Lee Choi Tony Yang
Starring	Limin Wang
Cinematography	Norm Li
Edited by	Lloyd Lee Choi
Production companies	Collective Pictures division7
Release date	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) (Cannes)
Running time	15 minutes
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English

The film premiered in the short film competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.^[3] It had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,^[4] where it received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury.^[5]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.^[6]

In 2025 Choi is slated to release Lucky Lu, a feature-length expansion of Same Old.^[7]