For Filipino filmmaker Andre Lee, winning the Grand Jury Award at a film festival in Los Angeles for a short film he directed, wrote, and produced is the realization of his dreams. He is ready to go back home to his family and friends in the Philippines to celebrate his triumph. But on his last night in LA, he, unfortunately, falls victim to a “professional scammer”. Andre promises to himself that he will not go home until he finds the swindler who took all his money. As he looks for a cheap room where he could stay for a few weeks, he unexpectedly meets Joshua Santos, a hardworking and uptight Korean immigrant who owns a studio unit. As they start to share a small room together, Joshua willingly shares with Andre some tricks and tips for making it in Los Angeles.
Ellis Gage is an American actor and vocalist who's been working in theatre since the age of ten. He graduated from St. Mark’s School in 2017 where he is credited with single-handedly creating the institution’s first musical theatre program in over twenty years. In his early years, he was a boy soprano performing and recording new opera by Glen Roven, Tony winner Stephen Schwartz, and more. Ellis also providing vocals for The Metropolitan Opera's featured contemporary works and had singing roles at Boston Lyric Opera. Ellis is active in community and equity work in the theatre industry and is a part of organisations such as the Theatre Industry Political Action Community and National Asian Artists Project. He is a proud eating disorder recovery influencer and works to change the entertainment industry’s conversations around beauty standards and appearance discrimination.