Hideo, It's Me, Mama

The story of a middle-aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.

At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.

When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.

Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.