2/2017
BTS – Chinatown, NYC – Snakehead.
Inspired by true events, SNAKEHEAD is an independent feature film written and directed by Evan Jackson Leong.
SNAKEHEAD
EXPLORING THE UNDERWORLD OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SMUGGLING. WE FOLLOW THE ANTI-HERO, SISTER TSE AS SHE RISES TO ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER HUMAN SMUGGLERS IN FBI HISTORY. FROM THE MOMENT SHE LANDS IN AMERICAN WATERS SHE QUICKLY LEARNS THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM WASN’T WHAT SHE WAS PROMISED. WE WILL EXPLORE THE REALITY OF THE MODERN AMERICAN IMMIGRANT THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CHINATOWN UNDERGROUND.