Lingua Franca (2020)
July 1, 2020Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Lingua Franca is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: SBS On Demand
Streaming in:🇦🇺 Australia
Cast & Crew.
Isabel Sandoval
Olivia / Director / Producer / Editor / Writer
Lynn Cohen
Olga
Eamon Farren
Alex
Ivory Aquino
Trixie
Lev Gorn
Murray
P.J. Boudousqué
Andrei
Andrea Leigh
Daria
Leif Steinert
Matthew
Jake Soister
Daniel
Roman Blat
Viktor
Megan Channell
Milla
Shiloh Verrico
Maggie
Mark Nelson
Roman
Daniel Danielson
Clerk
Bryan Webster
Wedding Officiant
Darlene Catly Malimas
Producer
Dean Temple
Chad
Ari Barkan
Milo
Deema Aitken
Boris
Christine Spang
Woman in Bar
Ian Harmon
City Hall Employee
Matthew James Ballinger
Man in Bar
Jessie Squier
Wedding Photographer
Joshua Youngerman
ICE Agent
Earl Weathers
ICE Agent / Fight Choreographer
Oleg Jelezniakov
ICE Agent
Francisco Jesus Trevino-Dickinson
Richard
Paola Nazario
Dolly
Dom Olinares
Gay Couple
Jim Keller
Gay Couple
Charlie Miles
City Hall Wedding Guest
Yuki Monistere
City Hall Wedding Guest
Cynthia Casasola
City Hall Wedding Guest
Chris Kay
City Hall Wedding Guest
Natti Vogel
City Hall Wedding Guest
Janet Bruesselbach
City Hall Wedding Guest
Billy Taylor
City Hall Wedding Guest
Paul Aquino
Karaoke Guest
Brett Bartholomew
Bartender
Helen Kwong
Olivia's Mom
Kate Fry
Costume Design
Clint Ramos
Costume Design / Production Design
Lauren Citera
Makeup Department Head / Hair Department Head
R.S. Francisco
Executive Producer
Vincent R. Nebrida
Executive Producer
Fernando Ortigas
Executive Producer
Samuel S. Verzosa
Executive Producer
Sarah Brennan Kolb
Executive Producer
Gigi Dement
Executive Producer
Nicole Cosgrove
Executive Producer
E.A. Rocha
Executive Producer
Romulo Aromin Jr.
Executive Producer
Devin Smith
Script Supervisor
Sadie Marchese-Moore
Art Direction / Set Decoration
Eric J. Goldstein
Steadicam Operator
Barbaros Ali Kaynak
Sound Mixer / Boom Operator
Chazz Foggie
Set Dresser
Dax Stringer
First Assistant Director
Tyler Harmon-Townsend
Gaffer
Brittney Elyse Vila
Second Assistant Director
Bess Fifer
Casting
Luciano Acuna Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Darlene Malimas
Producer
Jhett Tolentino
Producer
Jerome Kerkman
Producer
Maxwell Nalevansky
Production Design
Carlo Velayo
Producer
Cecilia Mejia
Co-Producer
Isaac Banks
Director of Photography
Albert Michael Idioma
Sound Designer
Teresa Barrozo
Original Music Composer
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Lingua Franca is a 2019 Philippine-American drama film edited, written, produced, and directed by Filipina filmmaker-actress Isabel Sandoval. It is Sandoval's third feature film, her first international co-production, her first primarily in English, and her first following her gender affirmation. The film stars Sandoval as Olivia, an undocumented Filipina trans woman who works as a caregiver for Olga, an elderly Russian-Jewish woman in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. In pursuit of a man willing to provide a marriage-based green card to her, she worries about possible deportation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while becoming romantically involved with Olga's adult grandson, Alex. The film's supporting cast includes Eamon Farren, Ivory Aquino, P.J. Boudousqué, Lev Gorn, and Lynn Cohen.
Lingua Franca premiered at the Venice Days sidebar of the 76th Venice International Film Festival in 2019. In July 2020, the film was acquired by Ava DuVernay's distribution company, ARRAY, and began streaming in North American territories through Netflix on 26 August 2020. TBA Studios served as the Philippine distributor, releasing the film virtually on 20 November 2020.
Lingua Franca received nominations for the John Cassavetes Award at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards and Outstanding Film – Limited Release at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards.