Winner - Best Film Not Playing at a Theatre Near You - Gotham Awards
"Choking Man is everything an independent film should be" -- Steven Soderbergh
"Delightful" -- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
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Running Time: 84 Minutes
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Synopsis
Jorge is a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher toiling away in a shabby diner in Queens, New York. From his solitary kitchen corner, Jorge quietly attempts to forge a bond with Amy, the newly hired Chinese waitress. Even though she tries to reciprocate, the gulf that separates them may be too large. On the job he is continually tormented by a coworker, and at home in his Harlem apartment, under the psychological control of his domineering "roommate," he battles his inner demons. Choking Man captures the feeling of claustrophobia, and almost literal asphyxiation, newcomers to America experience as they struggle to find a place and purpose in this strange land.
Technical Specifications
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Format: DVD (NTSC)
Encoding: Region 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1, Letterboxed
Screen Format: 16x9 Widescreen (Anamorphic)
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Closed Captioned: Yes
DVD Special Features
Biographies of Director and Actors
Short Film: THE BOY WITH NO NAME by Adam Smith
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Amy (Eugenia Yuan), Jerry (Aaron Paul) and Teri (Kate Buddeke)
Amy (Eugenia Yuan) and Jerry (Aaron Paul)
Amy (Eugenia Yuan)
Rick (Mandy Patinkin)
Jorge (Octavio Gómez Berríos)
Director/ Producer Steve Barron and actor Octavio Gómez Berríos
Choking Man poster (hi res)
"…a drama blending fantasy and reality in its depiction of one man's inner demons."
--Mike Goodridge/ Screen Daily - Review
"…escapes into a variety of alternate environments, from a hidey-hole behind a fence to an animated rabbit's sunshiny yellow milieu. Barron executes all the hard stuff remarkably well…Barron's camera bestows the film's main Gotham locale… with an almost mythical, microcosmic dimension."
--Ronnie Scheib/ Variety - Review
Jeff in Seattle - Customer Review Choking Man is an OK film about a shy dishwasher with affections for a newly hired waitress. But when the restaurant's cook shows an interest in the waitress and she responds somewhat positively to the interest, the dishwasher feels insulted and decides to do something about it. It is just an OK plot.
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