Alumnus, Sean Baker's Latest Film Reviewed In NYT

Feature film, "Prince of Broadway," made by alumnus Sean Baker '89, was recently reviewed in The New York Times.  The film, which will open at Manhattan's Angelika Film Center on Friday, September 3, is Baker's third feature.  Following the 7:25PM screening at Angelika Film center on September 3, there will be a special Q&A with Sean and the cast and crew.  For the full review of "Prince of Broadway" in The New York Times, CLICK HERE.

Sean Baker '89

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.