Lucy has made up her mind, she’s going back to her homeland to find the brother she and her mom left behind when they fled to the United States. There’s just one tiny hiccup: he fled too and lives as a homeless man in the same city as she does: New York City. The tragedy of the story is that fate allows them to meet.

Credits

  • Aimiende Negbenebor Sela: Director Asa, A Beautiful Girl; Exploring Chinatown; Blind Date; Utopia
  • Aimiende Negbenebor Sela: Writer Asa, A Beautiful Girl, I Want You, Blind Date, Utopia, A Day in the Life of Who, Abigail-Brody, Pay Me Back Later
  • Aimiende Negbenebor Sela: Producer, Asa, A Beautiful Girl, Exploring Chinatown, A Day in the Life of Who (the short), Blind Date, Utopia
  • Ruya Koman: Producer, Reunion, Najmia, One Second Changes Everything, Before We Lose, In the Life of A Child, The Poem of A Memory, Remember to Love
  • Natasha Rachuru: Producer, It’$ Free
  • Britney Meeks: Producer
  • Hana Kim, Key Cast
  • Robert Lee Leng: Key Cast

Specifications

  • Project Type: Short
  • Runtime: 12 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date: August 9, 2017
  • Production Budget: 6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin: United States
  • Country of Filming: United States
  • Language: English, Korean
  • Shooting Format: RED, Super 35mm (Black Magic)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Film Color: Color

Screenings / Awards

  • A Rebel Minded Festival Brooklyn, NY
    United States
    Semi Finalist
  • Carribean Film Festival Maimi, Florida
    United States
    Semi Finalist
  • Marina Del Rey Film Festival Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Syracuse International Film Festival Syracuse, NY
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Moving Parts Film Festival Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Official Selection
  • New York Short Film Tuesdays New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • New York International Immigration Film Festival New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • SAG-AFTRA Foundation New York Short Film Showcase New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • My Love Michelle Short Film Festival Phoenix, Arizona
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Cefalu Film Festival Cefalu
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Marquee On Main Film Festival Washington, NC
    United States
    Official Selection

News & Reviews

Director Statement

As a writer and a filmmaker, I am drawn to the inner conflicts that influence our actions as human beings. I observe people make decisions and watch their faces betray their uncertainties. I see good people do awful things; watch as victims decide to stop being victims, and I’m blown away by the inner strength that comes pouring out of them. In each case, I’ve wondered what it took to get them there. I volunteered at a shelter in New York for a while, and the people I met (from those who have always had nothing, to people who lost everything in Madoff’s ponsie scheme) filled me with such appreciation for the human spirit. This, in addition to my experience growing up in a developing country. In light of more recent world events, I find myself thinking about those nights at the shelter and reaffirming my goal to bring a little bit of the hope I saw in the residents’ eyes to my work. I do not see myself, however, as a crusader for a cause or social justice. I see myself as a filmmaker “with an eye for humanism” – quoting a fellow filmmaker’s observation of my work. There is nothing pretty about hurt; but the hope that shines through inspite of it, is brilliant. That is what I aim to share with my work – hope. I draw visual inspiration from all that’s around me and from the filmmakers whose work I admire. My goal’s to hopefully soon, join the list of writers and directors whose work I love, and to give a voice to those (like me once upon a time) who feel voiceless. I also hope to play my small part in bringing up the number of working women writer-filmmakers in the industry.