Sunnyside

Fiction

Fernando, a Latino day laborer tries to find a job on the streets of Queens in New York City, however, he fails to do so. Instead of waiting on the street to find his next job he tries to find one himself. Finally, he finds a job as a snow-shoveler. This film follows a day in the life of a day laborer.

Credits

Writer/Director: YoungKi Jin
Assistant Director: Natasha Soto
Producer: YoungKi Jin
Co-Producers: Fan He
Director of Photography: Roberto Collado
1st Assistant Camera: Jeanette Sears
2nd Assistant Camera: Yung-Jen Yang
Gaffer(s): Warut Snidvongs, Xaisongkham
Editor: Sarah Kim
Sound Designer: YoungKi Jin
Sound Mixer: Napat Snidvongs
Production Designer: Seungwon Park
Script Supervisor: Kanchalee Wijakpaisarn
Production Manager: EunSeok Choi
Production Assistant(s): Arum Jung, Seunghyun Hwang, Jonah Park, Jinyoung Huh, Jaewoo Park
Special Thanks: Haesun, my wife, my parents and sister, Melissa Butler, Dulce Navar

Cast

New York Cast

Fernando – Israel Islas Bustamante
Flesh guy – Plinio Villablanca
Subway Girl – Melissa Butler
Subway Guy – Fan He
Pick up guy 1 – Donghwan Lee
Pick up guy 2 – Jaewoo Park
Deli Owner – Donghun Park
Korean Girl – IVY Yoon

Mexico Cast

MARIA – Blanca Leticia Guerra
SOL  – Ismael Fernandez
LUNA – Dora Elizabeth Morales
ABUELA – Maria Orfelinda Trejo
COYOTE  – Javier Trevino
AMIGO – Max Morales

Youngki Jin

YoungKi Jin (B, in Seoul, South Korea) is a Writer/Director. After studying film at Jeonju University, he worked as a writer and Assistant director for Korean Production Company. He is studying for his MFA in Film directing at The City College of New York. He has made movies related to family problems such as how characters can sustain and love their families.

Specialization

Writing & Directing Fiction

Credits

Sunnyside – Writer & Director
A Saturday Morning – Production Sound
The Fate of Fruit – Production Sound

Contact Youngki

http://vimeo.com/filmmakerjin