Fresh Kill
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Shu Lea Cheang
Sarita Choudhury
Erin Mcmurtry
Abraham Lim
José Z·±iga
Laurie Carlos
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
There's a red pollution cloud hanging over New York City, but it's not a problem until symptoms appear at the hip Naga Saki restaurant. Cats glow green, the fish lips are contaminated. The culprit might just be the omni-national GX Corporation, which bombards the town with TV commercials that end in the nefarious tag line, "We Care." Shareen and Claire are raising their daughter, Honey, in a converted garage near Fresh Kills, the Staten Island landfill that claims to be the largest garbage dump in the world. Shareen salvages refuse with her pickup while Claire waits tables at Naga Saki. Claire brings the special fish lips home for Honey, who turns green and soon after disappears. With sushi chef/hacker Jiannbin Lui and poet/dishwasher Miguel Flores, Shareen and Claire break into top secret cybervaults and dive into a torrent of eco-warfare.
Director
Shu Lea Cheang
Cast
Sarita Choudhury
Erin Mcmurtry
Abraham Lim
José Z·±iga
Laurie Carlos
Will Kempe
Nelini Stamp
Rino Thunder
Ron Vawter
Kate Valk
Robbie Mccauley
Karen Finley
George C. Wolfe
Crew
Jane Castle
Mark Deren
Nancy Deren
Candice Donnelly
Jennifer Fong
Shari Frilot
Jessica Hagedorn
Woo Art International
Mike Nino
Jody O'neil
Vernon Reid
Lauren Zuckerman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States April 18, 1994
Released in United States April 19, 1996
Released in United States April 1994
Released in United States February 1994
Released in United States July 1994
Released in United States June 23, 1994
Released in United States March 1995
Released in United States May 1994
Released in United States October 1994
Released in United States Winter January 12, 1996
Shown at Asian American International Film Festival July 18-27 & August 1-7 & August 9-10, 1997.
Shown at benefit screening for Mix 94! in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) April 18, 1994.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 10-21, 1994.
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 18-31, 1995.
Shown at Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival July 7-17, 1994.
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival May 12-22, 1994.
Shown at Reel Affirmations 4 in Washington, DC October 13-23, 1994.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 28 - May 12, 1994.
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at AFI Film Festival (U.S. Indepentent Cinema) in Los Angeles June 23 - July 7, 1994.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 28 - May 12, 1994.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Asian American International Film Festival July 18-27 & August 1-7 & August 9-10, 1997.)
Released in United States July 1994 (Shown at Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival July 7-17, 1994.)
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Reel Affirmations 4 in Washington, DC October 13-23, 1994.)
Released in United States April 1994 (Shown at USA Film Festival in Dallas April 21-28, 1994.)
Released in United States April 1994 (Shown in New York City (The Asia Society) as part of program "Asian Encounters: Recent Works by Asian American and British Asian Filmmakers" April 6-10, 1994.)
Released in United States April 18, 1994 (Shown at benefit screening for Mix 94! in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) April 18, 1994.)
Released in United States April 19, 1996 (Laemmle's Grande; Los Angeles)
Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival May 12-22, 1994.)
Released in United States June 23, 1994 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" June 23, 1994.)
Released in United States Winter January 12, 1996
Released in United States February 1994 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 10-21, 1994.)
Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 18-31, 1995.)
Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at Women in the Director's Chair International Film & Video Festival in Chicago March 9-12, 1995.)
Shown at USA Film Festival in Dallas April 21-28, 1994.
Shown at Women in the Director's Chair International Film & Video Festival in Chicago March 9-12, 1995.
Feature directorial debut for video artist Shu Lea Chang who received an MFA in filmmaking from New York University.
