Role
Writer / Director / Producer / EditorWriter / Dir
Prod / Editor
Year
2015
Genre
Comedy
Format
Narrative Short · 10 min
WinnerAT&T Underrepresented Filmmaker Award✦ Grand PrizeRhode Island Int'l Film Festival✦ Winner Best ShortDC Independent Film Festival✦ Winner Audience AwardSeattle Short Film Festival✦ Winner Best Short ComedyAsians on Film✦ Winner Best EditingAsians on Film✦ Winner Best ShortSacramento Asian Pacific FF✦ Winner Best ShortSioux Empire Film Festival✦ Winner Best ComedySan Diego Kids' Film Festival✦ Audience AwardLesbische Schwule Filmtage✦ Official SelectionPalm Springs ShortFest✦ Official SelectionHollyShorts✦ ShortlistedIris Prize Festival✦ Official SelectionNewport Beach Film Festival✦ Official SelectionCAAMFest✦ Official SelectionVail Film Festival✦ Official SelectionPortland Film Festival✦ Official SelectionNew Filmmakers, New York✦ Honorable MentionTwin Cities Film Festival✦ NomineeSydney Indie Film Festival✦ Official SelectionAKS Festival, Pakistan✦ Official SelectionBest of Int'l Short Films, La Ciotat✦ Official SelectionTelAvivFest✦ WinnerAT&T Underrepresented Filmmaker Award✦ Grand PrizeRhode Island Int'l Film Festival✦ Winner Best ShortDC Independent Film Festival✦ Winner Audience AwardSeattle Short Film Festival✦ Winner Best Short ComedyAsians on Film✦ Winner Best EditingAsians on Film✦ Winner Best ShortSacramento Asian Pacific FF✦ Winner Best ShortSioux Empire Film Festival✦ Winner Best ComedySan Diego Kids' Film Festival✦ Audience AwardLesbische Schwule Filmtage✦ Official SelectionPalm Springs ShortFest✦ Official SelectionHollyShorts✦ ShortlistedIris Prize Festival✦ Official SelectionNewport Beach Film Festival✦ Official SelectionCAAMFest✦ Official SelectionVail Film Festival✦ Official SelectionPortland Film Festival✦ Official SelectionNew Filmmakers, New York✦ Honorable MentionTwin Cities Film Festival✦ NomineeSydney Indie Film Festival✦ Official SelectionAKS Festival, Pakistan✦ Official SelectionBest of Int'l Short Films, La Ciotat✦ Official SelectionTelAvivFest✦
// synopsis

4th grade is all about fitting in. For ten-year-old Daniel that means owning the latest in Hello Kitty fashion, liking the cutest boy in class, and convincing yourself you're Asian when everyone else thinks you're white.

Davis Desmond and Sari Lennick (A Serious Man) star in this short comedy that proves identity is not always in the eye of the beholder.

D.Asian screened at over 35 film festivals across the globe, from Pakistan to Israel, including Palm Springs ShortFest, Iris Prize (shortlisted for the £30k prize), and Rhode Island Film Festival.

AT&T Underrepresented Filmmaker Award Rhode Island International Film Festival

In 2017, Sarah was awarded the AT&T Underrepresented Filmmaker Award for D.Asian.

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// festival selections & awards
AT&T Underrepresented Filmmaker AwardWinner 2017
Rhode Island Int'l Film FestivalDirector's Choice Grand Prize
Palm Springs International ShortFestOfficial Selection
HollyShortsOfficial Selection
DC Independent Film FestivalBest Short
Lesbische Schwule FilmtageAudience Award Best Short
Asians on FilmBest Short Comedy
Seattle Short Film FestivalAudience Award
Sacramento Asian Pacific FFBest Short
Iris PrizeShortlisted
35+ festivals worldwide
// behind the scenes