Story
In 1885, the racial tension has reached a boiling point in Eureka, CA. The white decides to issue a final eviction notice to the Chinese. Longlong, an 18-year-old prostitute, unleashes her violence on a white protester in order to protect Mama, the brothel owner and her mother figure, only to be punished for dooming Mama’s last attempt to save the brothel from eviction. The feeling of being misunderstood triggers Longlong’s bottled up hatred toward Mama. She must reconcile her hatred with her toxic dependency on Mama, and discover what freedom really means outside the brothel door.
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Terrence Malick (Directing '69)
BADLANDS, THE TREE OF LIFE, THE THIN RED LINE
David Lynch (Directing '70)
BLUE VELVET, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, THE ELEPHANT MAN
Darren Aronofsky (Directing '92)
BLACK SWAN, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, THE WRESTLER, NOAH, PI
Patty Jenkins (Directing '00)
WONDER WOMAN, MONSTER (also as writer)
Sam Esmail (Directing '04)
MR. ROBOT (also as creator/executive producer/writer), COMET (also as writer)
Janusz Kaminski (Cinematography '87)
BRIDGE OF SPIES, SCHINDLER'S LIST, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Paul Schrader (Directing '69)
RAGING BULL, TAXI DRIVER (both as writer)
Matthew Libatique (Cinematography '92)
IRON MAN, PI, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
Andrea Arnold (Directing '91)
FISH TANK, RED ROAD, AMERICAN HONEY
Robert Richardson (Cinematography '79)
DJANGO UNCHAINED, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, SHUTTER ISLAND, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Robert Elswit (Cinematography, '77)
NIGHTCRAWLER, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, THE TOWN
Wally Pfister (Cinematography '88)
BATMAN BEGINS, INCEPTION, MEMENTO
Sharon Seymour (Production Design '84)
ARGO, THE TOWN
Christopher Gay (Editing '06)
12 MONKEYS, MAD MEN
Jacqueline Hoyt (Screenwriting '02)
THE LEFTOVERS (also as co-executive producer), THE GOOD WIFE (also as supervising producer)
Pieter Jan Brugge (Producing '79)
HEAT, THE INSIDER
Bryan Felty (Production Design '92)
BLACK MASS, THE HEAT (both as art director)
Steven Rosenblum (Cinematography '76)
BRAVEHEART, THE LAST SAMURAI (both as editor)
Steve Golin (Producing '81)
BABEL, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, SPOTLIGHT, THE REVENANT
Edward Zwick (Directing '75)
BLOOD DIAMOND (also as producer/writer), THE LAST SAMURAI (as producer), TRAFFIC (as producer), GLORY
Anne Garefino (Producing '88)
SOUTH PARK (as executive producer), THE BOOK OF MORMON
Andrew Max Cahn (Production Design '92)
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PARTS 1 and 2, THE HANGOVER (both as art director)
Affonso Gonçalves (Editing '93)
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, CAROL, WINTER'S BONE
Brad Falchuk (Screenwriting '94)
AMERICAN HORROR STORY, GLEE, NIP/TUCK
Susannah Grant (Screenwriting '91)
ERIN BROCKOVICH, THE SOLOIST
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