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A teen braces for her abortion. Her immigrant dad fumbles toward love the only way he knows how.

Very excited to share this short film I got to be a part of ☺️ As a bicultural girl I love me some specific + nuanced bicultural stories, and in UME I had the honor of playing Ume, a first-gen Japanese American girl who's grappling with the pressure of the days leading up to her abortion, and how she relates to her only support system - her Japanese dad. And I think this movie paints that imperfectly perfect dynamic really beautifully, all while telling a very timely story.
I hope you enjoy 💙

Huge thank you to director Sam Kumiko Sheridan for bringing me on for this beautiful story, and for the amazing team who brought it to life!

LINKS
📺 Sam's Channel → ‪@Samspiders‬
🎬 Can also watch UME here →    • NYU THESIS SHORT FILM - UME [産め] Or (The W...  

FESTIVAL RUN
We premiered at Asian American International film festival and won the Audience Choice Award. Also honored to receive awards from First Run Film Festival for Acting - Ensemble, as well as the Tisch NEXT STEP Production Award for outstanding undergraduate work.

CREDITS
Directed, Written, Edited by Sam Kumiko Sheridan
Producers: Scarlett Wang, Alison Mei
Starring: Grace Santos, Tatsuo Ichikawa,
DP: Irina Lazouski
Animation: Sakshi Jain
Production Design: Beatrice Mai
Score: Camila María Bermúdez Ortiz
Mix: Carly Morgan @ Sonic Union
Casting: Sophia Hillar & Cleo Blackketter
Costumes: Harper Stein
1st AD: Michael Gregory Perrone
Associate Producers: Cleo Blackketter, Michael Gregory Perrone, Jack Sirois

Shot on Leica.
Final mix at SONIC UNION in NYC!

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