简介：ChokingManisanintenseblendofpsychologicaldramaandmagicalrealismthatencapsulatesthecontemporaryimmigrantexperienceinAmerica.Jorge(OctavioGomezBerrios)isamorbidlyshyEcuadoriandishwashertoilingawayinashabbyJamaica,Queens,NewYorkdinerrunbyRick(MandyPatinkin).Heworksalldaylongintheshadowoftheever-presentHeimlichManeuverinstructionposterwhichhangsinthedinerkitchen.Fromhissolitarykitchencorner,JorgegropesmutelyforabondwithAmy(EugeniaYuan),thenewlyhiredChinesewaitressandeventhoughshetriestoreciprocate,thegulfthatseparatesthemmaybetoolarge.OnthejobheiscontinuallytormentedbyhiscoworkerJerry(AaronPaul)andathomeinhisHarlemboarding,underthepsychologicalcontrolofhisdomineering'roomate,'hebattleshisinnerdemons.SetinthevicinityofJFKairport,themostculturallydiverseneighborhoodintheworld,ChokingMancapturesthefeelingofclaustrophobiaandalmostliteralasphyxiationnewcomerstoAmericaexperienceastheystruggletofindaplaceandpurposeinthisstrangeland.WrittenbyAnonymous…