Production: 
Opus Film, Polish Society of Filmmakers
Director: 
Marcel Sawicki
Screenplay: 
Marcel Sawicki, Shin Okuda
Cinematography: 
Monika Woźniak
Music: 
Oscar Santos, Michael Gerald Bauer
Production Manager: 
Marcin Oleszczyk
Producers: 
Łukasz Dzięcioł
Cast: 
Shin Okuda, Fanny Véliz, Norberto Briceño, Shinichiro Shimizu, Alpha Takahash, Bryan Azeoka

STORY

 

Living in East Los Angeles and working at a Japanese jazz bar, a young short-order cook (Shin) faces deportation to Japan when his visa is denied. After what seems to be a romantic connection with a Mexican Bakery worker turns into a misunderstanding, Shin experiences a side of Los Angeles invisible to his social circle of Japanese expats. Subdued and restrained, the film offers an unsentimental and personal portrait of living in between time zones and cultures in a city indicative of a world growing smaller.

AWARDS

 
Gdynia Film Festival - Best Short Film
Chile International Short Film Festival 2008 - Grand Prix

PHOTOS