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?

THE CREATIVE

A serialized, Insider's exploration of the creative process, unpacking inspiration, expression and a good old-fashioned love of television & film.

EPISODE SEVEN: PARADISO (7minutes)

Pausing a moment to appreciate a seminal piece of music to an iconic film. There are no words to describe Ennio Morricone’s work, so I won’t even bother - especially when he’s performed by Yo-Yo Ma. In addition, Botti’s Miles Davis interpretation is just breath-taking.

Pour something you sip, find a dimly lit room and please enjoy Cinema Paradiso.

CLICK HERE FOR EPISODE VIII "THE DRAGONMASTER"