A Chinese immigrant delivering menus chooses the fast lane to realize his idea of the American dream.
[Drama, 15 Minutes, HDV, Color, English and Subtitled for Cantonese]
Written and Directed by Eddie Shieh
Starring Richard Chang, Emily Reiman, Fannie Chan
Editing by Maurice Abbate
Composed by Steven von Kampen
©2005 Soy Sauce Chicken Films / Red Rope Productions
NoMenusPlease.com
My writing and directorial debut and Best Film at PBS Reel 13 Shorts Film Festival and Jury Award for Best Direction at the Golden Gate International Film Festival.
2006
Vail Film Festival (USA)
Garden State Film Festival (USA)
Worldfest Houston International Film Festival (USA)
VC Asian Pacific Film Festival of Los Angeles (USA)
New Haven Underground Film Festival (USA)
New Jersey International Film Festival (USA)
Filmstock International Film Festival (UK)
NYC Downtown Film Festival (USA)
Moondance International Film Festival (USA)
Asian Film Festival of Dallas (USA)
Crested Butte International Film Festival (USA)
Hermosa Shorts Film Festival (USA)
Boulder Asian Film Festival (USA)
Calgary International Film Festival (USA)
Jackson Heights International Film Festival (USA)
Boston Asian American Film Festival (USA)
Austin Asian Film Festival (USA)
Queens International Film Festival (USA)
Platforma Vide06 International Film Festival (Greece) Finalist
2007
Chennai Short Film Festival (India)
Tiberon International Film Festival (USA)
AIFA International Film Festival (Denmark)
Golden Gate International Film Festival (USA) Jury Award: Best Direction
APICHA New York Film Festival (USA)
Edmonton International Film Festival (Canada)
Red Rope Screening of New York (USA)
ARPA International Film Festival of Los Angeles (USA)
PBS Thirteen Reel Shorts Film Festival (USA) PBS Broadcast Winner
Statement
NO MENUS PLEASE was inspired by the Chinese delivery man who I met on a near nightly basis during a two-month period of working late nights and arriving home hungry. The more we greeted each other through my apartment door, where our actions of him handing me my order and my giving him payment with tip became all too mechanical, the more I thought about his life as an immigrant delivering food. My curiosity not only became this film, it was my introduction to film. And it gave me a new sense of purpose.