Fakin' Da Funk
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Timothy A. Chey
Margaret Cho
Tatyana Ali
Duane Martin
Kelly Hu
Tone Loc
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Adopted into an African-American family, Julian, a young man of Chinese heritage, is accepted into the Lee family and grows up as part of a tight-knit community in Atlanta. When his father dies, Julian is left with the responsibility of raising his younger African-American brother Perry. The two boys and their mother move to South Central Los Angeles in search of a better life. Julian soon finds that the community believes he is pretending to be black because of how he looks rather that who he is. His little brother Perry is also involved in a steet gang and Julian must come to grips with his own identity in order to save his brother's life and remain true to his father's words of wisdom.
Director
Timothy A. Chey
Cast
Margaret Cho
Tatyana Ali
Duane Martin
Kelly Hu
Tone Loc
Reynaldo Rey
John Witherspoon
Dante Basco
Nell Carter
Rashaan Nall
Pam Grier
Ernie Hudson
Bo Jackson
Chris Spencer
Tichina Arnold
Rudy Ray Moore
Crew
Timothy A. Chey
Zoltan David
Darren Demetre
Darren Demetre
Dean Fronk
Charles Gross
Kip Gynn
Narbeh Nazarian
Donald Paul Pemrick
Chris Peppe
Tom Snyder
Andrew M Stewart
Judy Swartz
Harry Yoo
Harry Yoo
Robert Zilliox
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award at the 1997 Urbanworld Film Festival.
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States February 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.
Shown at New York Comedy Film Festival October 21-25, 1998.
Shown at Pan African Film Festival & Art Show in Los Angeles February 5-16, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 5-12, 1998.
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (in competition) in New York City (Guild 50 Theatre) August 20-24, 1997.
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997
Feature directorial debut for Tim Chey who graduated from U.S.C. Film School and the American Academy of Dramatic Art.
Began shooting July 9, 1996.
Completed shooting August 3, 1996.
Released in United States February 1998 (Shown at Pan African Film Festival & Art Show in Los Angeles February 5-16, 1998.)
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 5-12, 1998.)
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (in competition) in New York City (Guild 50 Theatre) August 20-24, 1997.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at New York Comedy Film Festival October 21-25, 1998.)
