| Baby | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Juwan Chung |
| Produced by | Jason Serrato |
| Written by | Felix Chan Juwan Chung |
| Starring | David Huynh Tzi Ma Ron Yuan Kenneth Choi Feodor Chin Kenzo Lee |
| Music by | Paul Stottler |
| Cinematography | Johnny Ching |
| Studio | Xenon |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | December 30, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Baby is a 2008 independent film, considered part of the hood film genre. The film tells the story of an Asian-American youth's gang life in East Los Angeles, set during the mid '80s to the early '90s. Directed by Juwan Chung and starring David Huynh, Tzi Ma, Ron Yuan, Kenneth Choi and Feodor Chin.
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Baby is the tragic story of an Asian-American youth trapped in the seedy, dead-end world of hostess bars, pool halls and drug dens that characterize East Los Angeles gang life in the 1980s. Baby (Ryan Andres) is a motherless, poverty stricken 11-year-old with only an alcoholic father (Tzi Ma) to raise him. Things only get worse when he's taken under the wing of his gangster neighbors Tommy (Ron Yuan) and Benny (Feodor Chin), who both lead him down a path that lands him in Juvenile Hall for manslaughter. After seven violent years in prison, Baby (now portrayed by David Huynh) is released, but struggles to fit into a society that rejects him, and soon returns to a life of drugs, street gangs and murder. In the meantime, Benny (Feodor Chin) has taken over as the head of the criminal empire, and their collision becomes inevitable. Only his childhood friends and a lost love offer him any hope of turning his life around before it's too late.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Huynh | Baby |
| Tzi Ma | Pops |
| Ron Yuan | Tommy |
| Kenneth Choi | Mike |
| Feodor Chin | Benny |
| Kenzo Lee | Roy |
| Aljarreau Galang | Robbie |
| Meng Wei | Blackfish |
| Peter Cho | Fat Petey |
| Christina Stacey | Sammy |
| Janet Linn (as Linn Ko) | Arianna |
| Ryan Andres | Young Baby |
| Roshon Fegan | Young Robbie |
| Matthew Der | Young Blackfish |
| Austin Lee | Young Fat Petey |
| Shannon Yang | Young Sammy |
| Year | Award | Category / Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | DisOrient Asian American Film Festival Award | Best Director - Juwan Chung | Won | [1] |
| VC FilmFest Award | Best Narrative - Juwan Chung | Won | [2] | |
| Best New Actor - David Huynh | Won | [3] |