Drama ·Comedy · Belarus · 2015 · 12m

The Real American

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Director

Cast

Tamara Sevunts as Alya Gerard Assante as Trevor James Crichton as Michael Mariah Lee as Erin Carolyn McCormick as Eleanor John Rothman as Stanley

Crew

Jessica Bennett — Director of Photography Niv Klainer — Editor Nicholas Britell — Original Music Composer Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović — Writer Guy V. Cimbalo — Writer Darya Zhuk — Writer

Synopsis

Russian exchange student Alya struggles to fit into what it means to be an American teenage girl in 1994 when she realizes her host father has a crush on her.

Mood & Themes

short film

Key Collaborators

Darya Zhuk Director Jessica Bennett Director of Photography Niv Klainer Editor Nicholas Britell Original Music Composer Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović Writer Guy V. Cimbalo Writer Darya Zhuk Writer Alina Smirnova Production Design Mar Urrestarazu Costume Design

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