Parallel stories of broken relationships between parents and their children striving for the American Dream all revolving around one explosive night at a fast food joint.
SYNOPSIS /// Confused and frustrated by his rejection from the US Marines, 19-year-old Dylan clashes with his older sister, Rose. Meanwhile, driven by guilt and loneliness, 43-year-old fast food worker Celine tries in vain to convince her far-away son that she’s becoming successful in America. 21-year-old Sean grapples with his aimlessness, turning to the comforts of drugs and alcohol.
Unbeknownst to them, these four lives will soon come together in a violent clash at the Sunny Meals drive-thru when Sean’s drug-bender takes a sinister turn, forever changing the trajectories of their lives, their careers, and their relationships.
The film explores the desires for control, identity and family, as we intimately follow these characters during the day leading up to the incident.
starring /// DIANNE DOAN BRANDON SOO HOO RAQUENEL NICK FINK
writer/director /// ANGELA CHEN
co-writer /// YUMIKO FUJIWARA
co-producers /// SUMMER YANG + DAVID STARKS
story editor /// SEBASTIAN SARINANA
cinematographer /// MICHAL WRONSKI
composer /// HANAN TOWNSHEND
editor /// BENJAMIN TOLENTINO
PRESS
MEDIUM | Fresh Out of Film School — New Directors To Watch From the AFI Conservatory
WE ARE MOVING STORIES | Our Home Here Q + A
INDIE SHORTS MAG | Our Home Here: Paying The Cost of Having A Dream
WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD | Angela Chen Receives Inaugural AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant
VARIETY | ‘Harriet’ to Open 2019 Urbanworld Film Festival
SCREENINGS
42nd Asian American International Film Festival /// (BEST NARRATIVE)
BronzeLens Film Festival // (BEST NARRATIVE)
Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival // (BEST DIRECTOR)
Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival // (BEST NARRATIVE)
New York City International Films IF /// (BEST NARRATIVE)
Asians on Film /// (BEST DRAMA)
Asians on Film /// (BEST ACTOR)
Oakland Short Film Festival /// (BEST DRAMA)
Fort Worth Indie Film Festival // (BEST DRAMA)
Cine Gear Film Festival // (FINALIST)
Satisfied Eye International Film Festival // (FINALIST)
Victory International Film Festival /// (FINALIST)
One Point Four /// (FINALIST)
Chinese American Film Festival /// (FINALIST)
AAL Film Festival (FINALIST)
SCREENINGS
AAL Film Festival (Finalist)
SOHO International Film Festival (Finalist)
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Cine Gear Film Festival (Finalist)
Satisfied Eye International FF (Finalist)
San Francisco IndieFest
San Diego Women’s Film Festival
BronzeLens Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying) (Best Narrative)
Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival (Best Director)
Fort Worth Indie Showcase (Best Drama)
Deep in the Heart Film Festival (Finalist)
Pune Short Film Festival
South Texas International Film Festival
Austin Asian American Film Festival
Cine Las Americas
Guiones La Nova Films
Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival
Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival (Best Narrative)
Oakland Short Film Festival (Best Drama)
Queens World Film Festival
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
Berlin Feminist Film Week
Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival
The D.C. Independent Film Festival
Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival
Women in Film Shorts Night
Asians on Film Festival (Best Drama, Best Actor)
Taiwanese American Film Festival
Lone Star Film Festival
Chinese American Film Festival - (finalist)
Reading Film Festival
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora FF (Academy Award Qualifying)
New York City International Films IF - (Best Narrative)
One Point Four (FINALIST)
Catalina Film Festival
Urbanworld Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying)
Victory International Film Festival (FINALIST)
HollyShorts (Academy Award Qualifying)
42nd Asian American International Film Festival (Best Narrative)
LA Shorts International Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying)
Cannes Diversity Showcase
AFI Cast & Crew Screening
Storyboard Artist /// Austin Jose
