Prince of Broadway Directed
by
Sean Baker
USA / 2008 / 100minutes East Coast Premiere
Screening
Times and Venues:
Rosendale Theater
10/03/2008, 7PM
$10
Tinker Street Cinema
10/04/2008, 4:15PM
$8
SYNOPSIS:
Prince of Broadway is the story of Lucky and Levon, two men whose lives converge in the underbelly of New York's wholesale fashion district. Lucky, an illegal immigrant from Ghana, makes ends meet by soliciting shoppers on the street with knock-off brand merchandise. Levon, an Armenian-Lebanese immigrant, operates an illegal storefront with a concealed back room where counterfeit goods are showcased to interested shoppers. Lucky's world is suddenly turned upside down when a child is thrust into his life by a woman who insists the toddler is his son. While Lucky copes with his new domestic dilemma, Levon struggles to save a marriage that is falling apart. The seedy side of the wholesale district is revealed through a journey that continually confronts the interplay between what is fake and what is real.
Set in the shadow of the Flatiron building and soaked in the colorful bustle of Broadway, the film is as much a brutal drama as it is a tender comedy. Shot in a fast-paced guerilla style that is akin to the hustler lifestyle, the film reveals the lives of immigrants in America seeking ideals of family and love, while creating their own knock-off of the American Dream.
BIO:
Sean Baker, New York native and a graduate of NYU film school, is best known for co-creating the cult television show "Greg the Bunny." He co-wrote and co-directed for the IFC series. Although working with Greg the Bunny and Warren the Ape is a blast, Sean's long term goals lie in social-realist filmmaking. His first feature, "Four Letter Words," a study of adolescent males in Suburbia USA, premiered at South by Southwest 2001. It is currently being released on DVD by Vanguard Cinema. "Take Out," Sean's second feature is currently in theatrical release by Cavu Pictures. Having premiered at Slamdance 2004, it won Best Feature at the Nashville Film Festival. "Take Out" is a social-realist drama about an undocumented Chinese immigrant in New York City.
MAIN CREDITS: Cast/Featuring: Prince Adu, Karren Karagulian, Aiden Noesi, Keyali Mayaga, Kat Sanchez, Victoria Tate
The Saturday, Oct. 4 screening of "Prince of Broadway" will be shown simultaneously at the Woodstock Film Festival and in Krakow, Poland at the Off Camera Film Festival. For additional information, visit the Off Camera Film Festival
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