A SHOT THROUGH THE WALL

Mike Tan is a Chinese-American policeman who works in Brooklyn. One day, at the conclusion of chase, a loud noise scares him and he shoots his pistol. The bullet goes through the wall of a building and strikes an innocent Afro-American; Tan's efforts to stem the hemorrhage are in vain. Even though the mayor tries to reassure him and convince him that it wasn't his fault, Mike feels responsible for what happened and when the video of the incident begins to go viral on the internet, his doubts and fears increase. In the meantime, he also has to deal with his companion's judgment.

“First and foremost, I wanted to start a conversation. The conversation about racism is a subject that makes people very uncomfortable. They avoid it at all costs and it was important to me that my film creates an environment conducive to starting those conversations. We need to talk about it before anything can begin to get fixed. We need to have these hard conversations because things need to be fixed and we can’t sit on the sidelines any longer. No matter your stance on this issue, there are people dying. Ending the killing has to be our number one priority as a society.”

DIRECTOR, SCREENPLAY: Aimee Long. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alexander Chinnici. FILM EDITING: Michael Fay, Ian Blume. SET DESIGN: Rocio Gimenez. MUSIC: Jon Monroe. SOUND: Daniel Langa. CAST: Kenny Leu, Ciara Renée, Tzi Ma, Fiona Fu, Lynn Chen, Clifton Davis, Michelle Wilson, Derek Goh, Dan Lauria, Kelly AuCoin, Catherine Curtain, Kathryn Erbe. PRODUCTION: Kings Road Pictures.