Prince of Broadway is the story of Lucky and Levon, two men whose lives converge in the underbelly of New York’s wholesale fashion district. Lucky, an illegal immigrant from Ghana, makes ends meet by soliciting shoppers on the street with knock-off brand merchandise. Levon, an Armenian-Lebanese immigrant, operates an illegal storefront with a concealed back room where counterfeit goods are showcased to interested shoppers. Lucky’s world is suddenly turned upside down when a child is thrust into his life by a woman who insists the toddler is his son. While Lucky copes with his new domestic dilemma, Levon struggles to save a marriage that is falling apart. The seedy side of the wholesale-district is revealed through a journey that continually confronts the interplay between what is fake and what is real.
This film will be in theaters September 3rd (NYC) and September 17 (Los Angeles)
About the filmmaker: Sean Baker — writer/director. Sean is a New York native and a graduate of NYU film school. TAKE OUT, Sean’s second feature is a social-realist drama about an undocumented Chinese immigrant in New York City. It was theatrically released in June 2008. It went on to be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and released on DVD by Kino Entertainment. Sean is also a co-creator/director/executive producer of MTV’s WARREN THE APE. WARREN THE APE is a spin-off of GREG THE BUNNY which gained a cult following while running on both FOX and IFC.
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