Lena

A 9-year-old girl plays translator during a parent-teacher conference between her Russian dad and her American teacher.

written/directed by me
produced by Lucy Putnam (@lucyputnam)
exec produced / cinematography by Lidia Nikonova (@lidia__nikonova)
lena - Zoey Todorovsky
lena’s dad - Konstantin Lavysh
teacher - Emma Pasarow (@epasarow)
assistant director - Liz Avelar (@simply_avelar)
production sound - Christian Lainez (@mntnblaster)
production design - Mara Certic (@maraqpbdc)
light/grip/electric - Eric Fahy (@photografahy), Will Randall, Alex Kennison, Chi Min, David Kabisch
post sound - This is Sound Design (@tisdstudios)
post color - Asa Fox (@asafoxcolorist)
stills/poster photo - Andrew Friendly (@friendly.jpg)
poster design/typeface - Elizabeth Goodspeed (@elizabeth_goodspeed)