Harold strands his apathetic son on the other side of the country. The challenge: make yourself interesting - find your way home and don’t do it quickly. He then alienates his self-hating daughter and pushes away his bored wife to setup this blunt, multi-generational black comedy/drama.
Told from an Asian American perspective by writer|director X. Dean Lim with a script that scored in the top 5% on The Black List, First World Problems is set to premiere at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival.
Featuring Stephen Park (Fargo), Tamlyn Tomita (Berlin Station), Brandon Soo-Hoo (Tropic Thunder) and Nikki Soohoo (The Lovely Bones) and shot by the ethereal lens of Chris Saul (Nike, Lenovo), First World Problems asks just how bad is your shit, really?
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THE CREATIVE
A serialized, Insider's exploration of the creative process, unpacking inspiration, expression and a good old-fashioned love of television & film.
EPISODE FOUR: THE GOOD QUOTE (5minutes:50seconds)
A visual love letter to writers and the people who perform their words. One of the most enjoyable parts of a film: finding that microcosm moment that lives on beyond the viewing experience. But perhaps some of the magic is missing. We witness spectacle, but do we feel connection in movies today? Sometimes I wonder. Btw, I’m not saying these are the greatest movie quotes of all time. Nor am I saying there hasn’t been a witty moment in film in the last ten years. But the text of a movie does not seem to be transcendent of the media like it use to, which is unfortunate. As a filmmaker, I hope that can change because it’s the construction of character and the stories we tell with them that make the cinematic experience. Please enjoy.