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A Sidewalk Becomes a Street

2019 · 14 min
Directed by
Chris Lee
Starring
Trey Noh, Francesco Capussela, Avery Hwang
Overview
After a fight with his single mother, a Korean American teenager struggles to understand his role in the family as he sets out on the streets of Los Angeles with his little sister.

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Directed by
Chris Lee
Starring
Trey Noh, Francesco Capussela, Avery Hwang
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    • family
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    • parenthood
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
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    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Directed by
    Chris Lee
    Written by
    Pierson Carlsen
    Starring
    Trey Noh, Francesco Capussela, Avery Hwang, Chris Yejin, Joe Russell, Ashna Sharan
    Cinematography
    RJ Siu
    Runtime
    14 min

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