"Take Out" Film Screening

TAKE OUT (2004)

An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.

The film is a slice-of-life story shot in a cinéma vérité (documentary-style) approach on a micro-budget, making its debut at the Slamdance Film Festival. It employs elements of neo-realism and showcases director Sean Baker’s trademark style, blending professional and non-professional actors, using natural lighting, and filming on location. This technique blurs the boundary between fiction and documentary, enhancing the film’s sense of realism and its social commentary. In 2014, it was added into the prestigious Criterion Collection.

WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sean Baker & Shih-Ching Tsou

CAST: Charles Jang, Jeng-Hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, Justin Wan

* Date: October 7

*Times: Doors: 6:30PM I Show: 7:00 - 8:30PM

* Cost: $6

* Location: Theatrikos (11 W Cherry Ave, 86001)

We extend our sincere thanks to Coconino Community College for sponsoring the 2025 season of the Northern Arizona Film Society.

Host or Publisher Northern Arizona Film Society