"Dear Mama," dir. Jiayuan Liu

Labor Day weekend wouldn't be complete without a little, well, labor. I had a great time working a couple days with Jiayuan Liu and her team on her short film, Dear Mama. It's a powerful piece on recidivism and the difficulties former prisoners face when integrating back into society.

Sarah as a landlord.

Sarah's torso as a waitress. Also, we filmed at the iconic Pat and Lorraine's diner (as seen in Reservoir Dogs, 1992)!

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