EPICANTHUS

Sin Nombre, writer/director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s first feature film, premieres this weekend nationwide with a bounce from generally favorable reviews that call it a gritty diamond in the rough. But how does a first-time Asian American filmmaker get a picky studio like Focus Features to fund a Spanish-language movie with a cast of unknown actors? Oakland native and UC Santa Cruz alum Fukunaga, who first attracted attention with his stunning 2004 short Victoria Para Chino right out of NYU graduate film school, explains…

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• Cary Fukunaga Profile, IMDb
• New Faces of Independent Film, Filmmaker Magazine
• Sin Nombre Reviews, Moviefone