ROLE: PRODUCER & EDITOR
PRODUCTION COMPANY: UNDERCURRENT FILM CO
IN FEBRUARY 2022, RIO OSHIRO APPROACHED ME WITH THE IDEA OF CREATING A DOCUMENTARY ON LOCAL RESTAURATEUR KHAILING NEOH AND HER RESTAURANT SUM BAR. AFTER RIO LAID OUT HIS VISION FOR THE PROJECT, I BEGAN TO REALIZE WHAT A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY WE HAD WITH THIS PIECE. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THERE IS A MAJOR LACK OF DIVERSITY ACROSS THE BOARD. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME AND RIO TO PUT KHAILING'S CHALLENGES AND VICTORIES AS AN CHINESE-AMERICAN IN THE SPOTLIGHT. HER JOURNEY TO OPEN SUM BAR IS NOTHING LESS THAN INSPIRING. WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY... WE STARTED FILMING IN APRIL OF 2022 AND JUST WRAPPED UP FILMING IN JANUARY OF 2023 AND THE PIECE HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF EPIC.
THE DOCUMENTARY WILL SCREEN TO AN AUDIENCE IN MAY OF 2023 AND THEN RELEASE SHORTLY AFTER. THRILLED TO SHARE IT. HOPE YOU ENJOY THE TRAILER ABOVE FOR "GREAT WALL"
Lead Talent: Khailing Neoh
Client: Sum Bar
Director: Rio Oshiro
Producer: Evan Rogers
DP: Craig Harris
Gaffer: Max Huggins
1AC: Monica Garvin
Grip/BTS: Cam Easler & Andy Turner
Post House: Gradient Post Production
Edit: Rio Oshiro & Evan Rogers
Color: Evan Rogers
Shot on Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro with DZO Vespid Lenses