Potato Dreams of America
Wes Hurley's autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s. Full of unexpected twists, the film is an immigrant's take on the American Dream and the power of cinema, proving that life is often stranger than fiction.
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Credits
Director: | Wes Hurley |
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Executive Producer: | Eliza Flug, Sarah Crowe, Mel Eslyn |
Producer: | Mischa Jakupcak, Wes Hurley |
Screenwriter: | Wes Hurley |
Cinematographer: | Vincent Pierce |
Editor: | Wes Hurley |
Production Designer: | Kristen Bonnalie |
Sound Designer: | Nikhil Koparkar |
Music: | Catherine Joy, Joshua Kohl |
Principal Cast: | Marya Sea Kaminski, Dan Lauria, Tyler Bocock, Lea DeLaria, Sera Barbieri, Hersh Powers, Jonathan Bennett, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, James Grixoni |
Contact
Public Film Contact: | Wes Hurley |
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Publicity Contact: | Erica Abrams |