Winner
Sundance Film Festival
Collaborative Vision (2015)
AsianWomenDirectorsPublic Beta
Advantageous
Directed by Jennifer Phang
2015•92 min
- Genre
- Sci-Fi
- Topic
- Body & Self
- Mood
- Lingering
- Language
- English
Synopsis
In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.
Trailer
Selected Awards
Winner
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
Best Director (2015)
Winner
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
Best Editor (2015)
Nominee
Sundance Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize (US Dramatic) (2015)
Footnote
- First
An early example of 'domestic sci-fi' addressing race, motherhood, and economic hardship
Main Cast
Jacqueline KimGwen
James UrbaniakFisher
Freya AdamsGwen 2.0
Ken JeongHan
Jennifer EhleIsa CryerSKSamantha KimJules
TZTroi ZeeAmanda
Olivia HortonSarai
