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a very late birthday dump, but what’s new lol forever grateful to be surrounded by these amazing hoomans 🥹 shoutout to my top 3 for knowing the most random things about me haha

📸 ty yuyu, kyna, and nicole for pics 🫶🏼

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So exciting to finally share UME Or (The Will to Fly Blind) with the world 🐸 🫧 on my website now... Thank you thank you thank you everyone who helped to make it happen!!! 💌 on 2 the next one … @umethefilm

NOW STREAMING on AMC+ & Sundance Now!

We premiered at the Asian American International film festival and won the Audience Choice Award - TY @asiancinevision. Also honored to receive awards from First Run Film Festival for Acting - Ensemble, as well as the Tisch NEXT STEP Production Award for outstanding undergraduate work. Thank you to Japan Cinefest and the Liu Shiming art Foundation as well for the screenings and q&a's!

Starring: Grace Santos @grace.nakazawa.santos , Tatsuo Ichikawa

Directed, Written, Edited by Sam Kumiko Sheridan - Lucky Me 🍀 Productions
Producers: Scarlett Wang @28car16tt , Alison Mei @ali.son.m
DP: Irina Lazouski @irinalazouski
Animation: Sakshi Jain @saksij
Production Design: Beatrice Mai @ohnobeaa
Score: Camila María Bermúdez Ortiz @camigoodvibes
Mix: Carly Morgan @artby.charly @sonicunionnyc
Casting: Sophia Hillar & Cleo Blackketter @sophiadawnhiller @cleoblackketter
Costume Design: Harper Stein @harperstein_
1st AD: Michael Gregory Perrone @_michaelperrone_
Associate Producers: Cleo Blackketter, Michael Gregory Perrone, Jack Sirois
+ Super special thanks to everyone in Alrick's .

Shot on Leica. @leica_camera
Final mix at SONIC UNION in NYC! @sonicunionnyc

LINK in Bio!

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Im a lucky gal - BOTH Lucky Lu AND RoseMead?! Cannes AND Tribeca?! Lucy Liu AND 張震 !? Both times I got to shoot in my beloved NYC 🗽
Grateful to @holdtheframe @lloydleechoi @nybongiovi @teezy319 @ashergold @mynettelouie @destindaniel for letting me help tell these important asian stories.
Adore my costume team 🥹🥹. 超級感謝
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#tribecafilmfestival #cannesfilmfestival
@tribeca @festivaldecannes @storylinepr @marilynlintel @zerogravitybtl @unitedscenicartists @cdglocal892

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halloween 👻

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Thank you so much to everyone who came out for our NY Premiere at #AAIFF47 with @asiancinevision! Seeing a full house was a dream come true. It was an honor to be included with so many great shorts.

Big thanks to @asiancinevision for an incredible festival experience. Stay tuned for where we’re headed next! 🫧🐸

(📸Pics: full ume team, ume on the big screen, cast and director, producers and director, ume team!)

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🎥 #AAIFF47 Audience Award Winners! 🎥

The audience has spoken! At the 47th Asian American International Film Festival, our viewers had the chance to cast their votes and celebrate the films that resonated most with them. We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Audience Awards!

🏅 Audience Award - Narrative Feature
FUTURE DATE directed by STANLEY WONG

🏅 Audience Award - Documentary Feature
ASHIMA directed by KENJI TSUKAMOTO

🏅 Audience Award - Short Film
UME directed by SAM KUMIKO SHERIDAN

Special thanks to @finaldraftscreenwriting @coverfly for sponsoring a ONE YEAR LICENSE of Final Draft to our winners. Congratulations to all the Audience Award winners! Your films have not only entertained but also touched the audience. We can’t wait to see what you create next! 👏

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Still A Go Between Short Doc

I’ve been working on this mixed media documentary since October! We are Half way through shooting and I have a WIP screening on the 29th of May at @bricbrooklyn where I have been spending a lot of my time in the 2023/2024 residency.

Join myself and two other films for this special screening. It’s free, please rsvp at BRIC or Dm me.

Huge huge hugs and kisses 🙏🏻🥹😍to the Amazing small team totally killing it

Production Hailey Eckroth
Dp miniatures @dadazito
Dp interviews @johnszeng
Illustrator @sangeun5oh
Sound @javi_caso
Art team
@thanh_oi__________
@ffmelgarejo
@ali.son.m
@tannerschulz_
@sitongcao
@pandan_express

Editor and camera operator @theos.films
PA @gabeworth57
Researcher @kyhoff

Thank you @tylerisaacson @hellohornet @mightyoakgrows for the helps so far 🥰🥹

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yeah, we ate
📸: @divyasubbiah & @mirandalienn

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day one of our shoot is complete!!
📷: @mirandalienn / @divyasubbiah

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BTS for ‘Lost in the Lights’ by @thewonderyearsband
OUT NOW!!

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A HUGE shoutout to our supporters! A very special thank you goes out to everyone that has contributed and helped spread the word about this film. The support behind AFFLICTION has been tremendous and we are so excited to share this moment with everyone!

@afflictionfilm #afflictionfilm #femalefilmmaker #filmmaker #film #director #nyu

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