I know this is technically not a foreign film but I am a big fan of independent films as well. This was filmed in Queens, where I grew up and live now, so it's interesting to see if I can recognize any of the neighborhoods.
Choking Man
Jorge is a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher toiling away in a shabby diner in Queens, NY. From his solitary kitchen corner, Jorge quietly attempts to forge a bond with Amy, the newly hired Chinese waitress, but even though she tries to reciprocate, the gulf the separates them may be too large. On the job he is continually tormented by a coworker, and at home, in his Harlem apartment, under the psychological control of his domineering "roommate," he battles his inner demons. Choking man captures the feeling of claustrophobia and almost literal asphyxiation newcomers to America experience as they struggle to find a place and purpose in the strange land.
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