Daly City

Director : Nick Hartanto

Language : English

2024 | Drama, 15 min.

Synopsis

An Indonesian boy and his mother attend a church potluck and lie about their dish. Daly City is an autobiographical story that draws from director’s experiences growing up as an Indonesian immigrant in the Bay Area. In a moment of self-examination for the AAPI community about the idea of the “model minority myth,” a seemingly positive but damaging stereotype that exotifies Asian immigrants and attempts to define their sense of worth, this story is about inspiring a new generation of immigrants to understand our parents’ sacrifices in becoming the model minority and also transcend them.

About Nick Hartanto

Nick Hartanto is an Indonesian-American filmmaker based in New York. His short film, “The Dishwasher,” which he co-directed, was awarded a Special Jury Mention at Tribeca 2019 and was then acquired by HBO Max. His next film, “Atrophy,” a genre bending story about his mother’s fight to recover from a stroke, premiered at Fantasia 2021 and toured the genre festival circuit, winning Best Performance at Brooklyn Horror and North Bend Film Festivals. Also a skilled Cinematographer, he shot the Adult Swim series “Hot Package.“ His commercial clients include Condé Nast Traveler, Netflix, FiveThirtyEight and Wieden+Kennedy. He just completed his new film, “Daly City,” which explores subject matter that recurs frequently within his work: food, exoticism and the immigrant experience. Learn more at: www.nickhartanto.com