简介：AmodernCinderellastorysetinNewYorkCity'sChinatown,YearoftheFishisaclassictaleretoldthroughtheeyesofayoungwomanstrugglingtofindanewlifeintheUnitedStates.DirectorDavidKaplanhasgatheredanall-starcast,filmedtheminliveaction,andthenappliedanalgorithmicpaintingtechnologytoachievetherotoscopedanimation.Theresult?YearoftheFishpopsfromthescreenlikeapaintingcometolife.Thisistheleveloforiginalitywe'vecometoexpectfromKaplan--Sundanceaudiencesmayrememberhimforshortfilmsoffairytalesreconceivedinauniquestyleallhisown. AlthoughYearoftheFishisbestdescribedasanadultfairytale,makenomistake:thisstoryisadeepone.Ittacklestherealitiesofimmigrationandthefrighteninglycommonoccurrenceofyoungpeoplewho,desperateforabetterlife,fallpreytoanexistenceasindenturedservants.ThisdarkstorybecomesinstantlypalatablewhenwrappedinKaplan'slovelypackage--atributetohisstorytellingtalent.YearoftheFishisbeautifultowitnessandasironicallymysteriousastheAmericandreamitself. --©SundanceFilmFestival…