Kayla, an underprivileged Japanese American 16 year old, endangers her promising future as an aspiring artist when she becomes involved with a drug dealer.
Acting
Nichole Sakura's raw, unguarded debut performance.
Direction
Lily Mariye's intimate, unflinching gaze at Asian American girlhood.
Director
Lily Mariye
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of few 2010s films centering hapa identity without centering whiteness—Mariye specifically cast Sakura for her mixed Japanese/white background.
Director Lily Mariye was primarily known as an actress on ER; this was her passion project that took 8 years to finance.
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