Pedigree
United States, 15 mins, Digital
Samuel Kim and his daughter, Squid, are a pair of hustling street vendors who hatch a risky scam to pay rent: buy second hand puppies and sell them as purebreds for big bucks.
Director: Kai Wen Hu
Writer: Kai Wen Hu, Cody Young
Producer: Cody Young
Director of Photography: Pete Quandt
Editor: Kai Wen Hu
Production Designer: Fan Yu
Cast: Jongman Kim, Juyeon Song, Ryan Kim, Catherine Lu
Contact: kh3068@columbia.edu
Program G
Sunday, May 18th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Kai Wen Hu is a writer and director from Minnesota who came to film by way of finance. His work examines the contradictions and ironies of social class, often through its most overlooked members, in order to challenge the prevailing social hierarchy.
About the Producer
Cody Young is a queer writer and producer from the sticks outside of Syracuse, NY, whose work focuses on atypical, queer, pulpy characters lodged in and dealing with rural settings. Cody received his MFA in Screenwriting from Boston University and an MFA in Producing at Columbia University. He co-wrote the film Melanie, alongside co-writer and director Howard McCain.