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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Your Name Isn't English
2018 0h 15m EN
Drama
Synopsis
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Each time Tazbah, a young professional woman gets into a ride-share car she takes on the unexpected role of becoming a free history teacher as her drivers struggle to pronounce her name.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Chelsey Luger
Adult Tazbah
Nigil Whyte
Driver #1
Ashley Johnston
Young Tazbah
Noah Ericson
Young Shondeen
Brian Stone Jr.
Young Ohnopee
Wanbli in the Woods
Child
Tristan Rico Moose
Child
Shurud Shanto
Driver #2
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tazbah Chavez
- Writers
- Tazbah Chavez
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The take
Tazbah Chavez directs. Allison Anderson behind the camera. Ashley Monti cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 8 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Tazbah Chavez, shot by Allison Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Ashley Monti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Chelsey Luger and Nigil Whyte and Ashley Johnston carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt9352248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Allison Anderson
- Editing
- Ashley Monti
- Runtime
- 15 min · 0h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Tazbah Chavez
Key crew
- ProducerMichael Pogarian
- EditorAshley Monti
- Executive ProducerHeather Rae
- Executive ProducerTaika Waititi
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2018-12-31
