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Take Out

Cedar Lane Cinemas
Teaneck, NJ

Written, directed, produced and edited by Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou
87 minutes

Variety calls this film a deeply affecting portrayal of struggling immigrants in Gotham and beautiful in unexpected ways. It tells the story of a young Chinese immigrant who works as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New York City. Ming is behind with payments on his huge debt to the smugglers who brought him to the United States. The collectors have given him until the end of the day to deliver the money that is due. He rides silently through the dark, rain-soaked streets of Manhattan and comes face to face with countless apartment dwellers who simply see him as an anonymous and faceless delivery boy. The camera follows Ming on his deliveries throughout the upper Manhattan neighborhood where social and economic extremes exist side by side. Intercutting between Ming's deliveries and the daily routine of the restaurant, the film presents a harshly real look at the daily lives of illegal Chinese immigrants in New York City. A New Jersey premiere.Q&A with Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou following screening.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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