SWAY

Director: Rooth Tang Cast: Matt Wu / Huang, Lu / Ananda Everingham / Sajee Apiwong / Kazuhiko Nishimura / Kris Wood-Bell

An intelligent and affecting drama that follows lives of three couples living in three worldly cities, Sway reflects on the excitements and struggles of immigrant experience in the age of globalization when individuals have become more mobile but also more rootless than ever. In Paris, Arthur tries to convince his girlfriend to return to Asia together with him before his visa expires. In Bangkok, June ponders her future with husband Palm in America. And in Los Angeles, Amanda tries to fit into the family of a Japanese widower still haunted by their loss.

OFFICIAL SELECTION

Toronto International Film Festival, Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival , Shanghai International Film Festival

REVIEW QUOTES

“...inspired by Wong Kar-Wai and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the globe-jumping picture is clearly intelligent.”

— The Hollywood Reporter

“Sway’s beauty lies in its lingering gazes and its relatable contemplation of where we choose to keep our hearts, especially in a time in which “home” is no longer a fixed place.”

— Film Doo

“Writer, director, and editor Rooth Tang’s Sway presents modern love from a perspective in which borders are both crucial and meaningless…a worthwhile watch for anyone interested in keeping up with the rising voices of Asian and American film.”

—EasternKicks

THAI-AMERICAN FILMMAKER ROOTH TANG

Born  in  Bangkok  and  raised  in  Los  Angeles  where  he  studied  film  at  the  University  of  California, Rooth  is  an  international  filmmaker  crisscrossing  between  Asia  and  the  U.S. His  feature  film  directing  debut,  SWAY,  had  its  world  premiere  at  the  2014  Toronto  International  Film  Festival  and  its  Asian  premiere  at  the  Taipei  Golden  Horse  Film  Festival. In  2007, he  was  invited  to  participate  in  the  Tribeca  Film  Festival’s  All  Access  program  for  his  science  fiction  drama  screenplay, THE  VITRUVIAN  MAN.  In  that  same  year,  his  short  film  RADIANCE opened  the  Turks  and  Caicos  Film  Festival,  a  festival  that  celebrates  music  in  films. His  follow  up  short  film, NURTURE, premiered  at  the  2010  Palm  Springs  International  Shortfest  Film  Festival. 

In addition to his films, Rooth has worked for a number of notable producers and directors such as Lynda Obst (The Fisher King), Michael Besman (About Schmidt) and Phillip Noyce (Clear and Present Danger, Catch A Fire). His experience in Hollywood has ranged from script development, pre-production and post-production with his involvement as an assistant editor in Sundance Film Festival nominated GOOK and NANKING for Academy Award winning documentary filmmakers Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman.

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Spoken Languages: Thai, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English; Subtitles: English; Not Rated

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