Description

BEAST is a short documentary film exploring how street dance brought together a group of suburban Asian and Latino youths from Carson, California. Through dance, they found both brotherhood and liberation from their circumstances.

Director's Bio

Johnson Cheng is an award-winning Chinese American writer/director hailing from the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. After receiving his B.A. in International Relations, he joined Columbia University’s M.F.A. Film Directing/Screenwriting program. His films have screened at international film festivals such as Tribeca, TIFF Kids, Reykjavík, Cinequest, Nashville, Florida, and Palm Springs. Johnson is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

Credits

Director: Johnson Cheng
Writer: Johnson Cheng
Director of Photography: Elijah Guess
Editor: Johnson Cheng
Colorist: Elijah Guess, Donggyun Han
Sound Recordist: Steven Liang
Sound Editor: William Hsieh
Stills Photographer: Jabari McDonald

Plays in

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   Armed With a Camera vol. 2018

   Shorts Programs / 34 mins

   Visual Communications is proud to guide the next generation of storytellers in visualizing their amazing stories through the Armed with a Camera Fellowship. Watch these films that range from a documentary about children born to Korean immigrant liquor store owners, to a narrative on growing up a Sikh child in America. - Milton Liu

   In This Program: 6,000 MILES, BEAST, THE CARTOONIST, HORNET’S REVENGE, ILY, LIQUOR STORE BABIES, WRECK IT RAJ

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