UME [産め] Or (The Will To Fly Blind)

Directed by Sam Kumiko Sheridan

Length: 16:00
Producer: Scarlett Wang, Alison Mei
Editor: Sam Kumiko Sheridan
Cinematographer: Irina Lazouski
Sound Mixer: Carly Morgan

UME [産め] Or (The Will To Fly Blind) follows Ume, a 17-year-old Japanese American girl growing up in New York City. In the midst of an unexpected pregnancy, the story follows Ume in the days leading up to her abortion. She yearns for solace in her single dad - a goofy first-generation immigrant.

Undergraduate Film & TV

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Sam Kumiko Sheridan is a Japanese American writer/director. She was born and raised in New York City.