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Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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I Am John Wayne
2012 0h 18m EN
Drama
Synopsis
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An young urban cowboy copes with the death of his best friend.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Jamir Daaliya
Taco
Althea Alexis
Mother
Violetta Lazé
Svetlana
James Beca
Teknyc
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Christina Choe
- Writers
- Christina Choe
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Christina Choe directs. Andres Karu behind the camera. David Gutnik cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Christina Choe, shot by Andres Karu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor David Gutnik shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jamir Daaliya and Althea Alexis and Violetta Lazé carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1978456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andres Karu
- Editing
- David Gutnik
- Production design
- Bec Stupak
- Runtime
- 18 min · 0h 18m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 64 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 win
Also by
Christina Choe
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- ProducerEsra Saydam
- EditorDavid Gutnik
- Production DesignBec Stupak
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-03-01
