Director of Photography
Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families.
Gaffer
Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?
Best Boy Electric
비질은 '철야 기도'를 뜻하기도 하는데, 주인공 야코브는 예전에 유대인 종교모임을 일컫는 하시딤의 일원이었으나, 지금은 신앙이 사라진 사람. 그러다가 어쩔 수 없이 쇼머(유대인 전통으로 어느 한 사람이 죽는 순간에서 매장될 때까지 지키는 것)를 하게 되면서 겪게 되는 공포를 그리고 있다
Gaffer
When Ruben, a young Chicano musician, is caught between his mother’s expectations and his own hopes, he is forced to make a decision that will change his life forever. Based on true events, “Con Esperanza” follows Ruben on his journey of pursuing his dreams, balancing both the traditional and financial expectations of his Mother.
