Firdaus is a Blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas landscape juxtaposed between glittering casino lights and the deteriorating desert oasis. Negotiating a missing husband and neighboring domestic violence, Firdaus’ world unfolds as a fragmented interplay between repetition and repressed anger.
Cast
Tinka Menkes
Firdaus
Emmellda Beech
Best Friend
Jeff Douglas
Unknown
Emmellda F. Beech
Unknown
Kathryn Francomacaro
Unknown
Jeffrey Eget
Unknown
Daniel Villarreal
Unknown
Perfecto Mangual
Unknown
Stanley Kolacz
Unknown
Carolyn Yager
Unknown
Evelyn A. Goss
Unknown
Harry Kokurin
Unknown
Shannon Alexander
Unknown
Holly Erickson
Unknown
Andrew Schnierow
Unknown
Gerardo Gaxiola
Unknown
Ken Oustad
Unknown
Rich Andrews
Unknown
Ed Forbis
Unknown
Yvonne Chevalier
Unknown
Crew
Nina Menkes
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Tinka Menkes
Editor
Kelley Miller
Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Daniel Villarreal
Assistant Director
Mark Levy
Associate Producer
Christopher Oosterhoff
Associate Producer
Heather Carson
Line Producer, Gaffer
Rubén Domingo
Sound Recordist
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