"The Pleasure of Being Served" in pre-production

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The award winning short film is expanding into a full length feature film. Originally released in 2017, the short film garnered recognition at 22 prestigious film festivals worldwide. Notably, it graced the 40th Asian American Film Festival in New York, where it was featured at the esteemed Asia Society Museum. Watch the short film/ proof of concept: "The Pleasure of Being Served" (15 minutes, PG nudity, Tagalog/English).

Wind Up Merchant Films LLC (formerly Angry Doug Films) has been formed. The feature length project will be produced under this banner. For more information about investing send us an email using the form below. 

Rosa, an undocumented domestic worker and single mother, is saving every dollar to reunite with her son while staying one step ahead of U.S. immigration officials. As she navigates the secret double life of her wealthy employer, she finds unexpected friendship with the two women he deceives, bonding over romance novels and dreams of a better future. But with the law closing in and betrayal lurking among her own, Rosa must fight to survive—because when a wounded prey is cornered, it becomes the most dangerous.

• The finished script is 95 pages. 67 pages take place in a single apartment
• The production will be shot in around Manhattan and Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ
• The lead characters will be Filipino/Americans. Tagalog and English with be spoken
• Estimated budget for a SCALE cast and crew production: $400,000

Family, Hardship, The Immigrant Experience, The American Dream, Friendship, Resilience, Determination

• John Belton
• Gil Quito
• ChatGPT
• Ted Reyes
• Lilia Manese
• Roberto Rizzo
• Bill and Michele Sorvino
• Luis Pedron

• I366202 - WGA Registered/ PAu004211111 - US Copyright Office registered
  

• "The Pleasure of Being Served" on IMDB Pro