Available on Digital + On Demand November 19, 2024
The Lee family leave the Bay Area for a fresh start in the rural expanses of Wyoming, only to encounter hostility and xenophobia in their new community. How they confront these issues will break them - or make them stronger.
Directed by Jean Shim
Starring Ken Jeong, Jae Suh Park, Emerson Min, Miya Cech, Jamie McShane, West Mulholland, MeeWha Alana Lee, Marshall Allman and Seamus Dever
The Lee family leave the Bay Area for a fresh start in the rural expanses of Wyoming, only to encounter hostility and xenophobia in their new community. How they confront these issues will break them - or make them stronger.
Directed by Jean Shim
Starring Ken Jeong, Jae Suh Park, Emerson Min, Miya Cech, Jamie McShane, West Mulholland, MeeWha Alana Lee, Marshall Allman and Seamus Dever
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Short filmTranscript
00:00Hi, I have some information for you about our wildlife.
00:04I'd like to come inside and show you some of our materials.
00:07Sure, come on in.
00:08This is a bottle trap.
00:10Stick your little paw in there, kiddo.
00:12Oh, look at that.
00:14Now what happened?
00:16I couldn't get out unless I let go.
00:19That's right. I want you to let that be a life lesson for you, boy.
00:25My name is Benjamin Lee.
00:27My family just moved to Wyoming.
00:29Yee-haw!
00:31I have a hankering for something special.
00:34Everything on our menu is special.
00:35We'll have the steak sandwiches.
00:37We don't have them anymore.
00:38Aren't they having steak sandwiches?
00:40Those are our last ones.
00:42Since it's my first time visiting, what do people do here in Wyoming?
00:45Bike. There's a lot of moose and bison out here.
00:48I've never seen Mr. Bison.
00:49Show me!
00:52Hey!
00:54Stay away from the animals!
00:56Get out! Now!
00:57You know, this town really knows how to lay down and not welcome that.
01:01Benj, I honestly don't think I've ever experienced racism.
01:05Hey, why don't you just leave the woods to us? We belong here.
01:08Being here with your family kind of made me wonder if it's a problem.
01:12As long as you're here legally, I don't think where you come from should matter.
01:16I don't even see color.
01:17Um, would you like some more wine?
01:19Oh, that's why I'm drinking red.
01:21I thought you said you didn't see color.
01:28Sometimes it feels like our country is at war with itself.
01:31Get these people out of my town. I don't care how you do it.
01:36But I think that someday we won't be standing across a great divide.
01:41We're here now.
01:42If it was worth it, I would do it all over again because I love you.
01:48All we got to do is smile, persevere, and be strong for the sake of our loved ones.
01:54Help!
02:00Listen to this.
02:01I came to America because I heard the streets were paved with gold.
02:05When I got here, they weren't paved at all.
02:07I found out I was supposed to pave them.