The Chicken (2020)
On an unseasonably hot day in November, Hiro, a Japanese immigrant in New York City, decides to butcher a live chicken for dinner. While showing his visiting cousin Kei around, the pair encounter a medical emergency on the street. After they mishandle the situation and end up causing more harm than good, Hiro cannot bring himself to kill the chicken. Throughout, Kei observes his cousin’s new lifestyle as Hiro and his pregnant wife prepare for their move to Chinatown. As the day wears on, Hiro and Kei’s actions highlight how their lives are complicit in the structural violence that surrounds them.
Director:
Neo Sora
Writer:
Neo Sora
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Junshin Soga as Hiro |
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Taiju Nakane as Kei |
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Sandra Maren Schneider as Anna |
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Alan Chen as CJ |
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Jordan Rodriguez as First Cop |
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Florian Koenigsberger as Second Cop |
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Kenta Koga as Barista |
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Nuuria Berg as Cafe Patron |
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Daniel Witkin as Cafe Patron |
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Karin Elgai as Cafe Patron |
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Charlie Gillette as Cafe Patron |
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Geoff Lee as Q |
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Arianna Geneson as First EMT |
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Elvin McRae as Second EMT |
| Art | Heather Yancey | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Neo Sora | Director |
| Editing | Albert Tholen | Editor |
| Production | Aiko Masubuchi | Producer |
| Writing | Naoya Shiga | Short Story |
| Writing | Neo Sora | Screenplay |
| Production | Jane Ji | Producer |
| Camera | Bill Kirstein | Director of Photography |
| Production | Albert Tholen | Producer |
| Production | Jackson Segars | Producer |
| Art | Jane Ji | Production Design |
| Production | Kenta Koga | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Yancey | Costume Design |
| Production | João Pereira-Webber | Producer |
| Editing | Daniel Witkin | Editor |
