Mateo Simon

The behind the scenes drama in the high stakes world of competitive spelling.

A USC Graduate Thesis Film about a nine-year-old Persian boy in 1992 Los Angeles who thinks a pair of Air Jordans will make him fly.

Maria, a competitive woman in her late 30's orders a clone from North Korea under the pretense of getting some help around the house so she can spend more time with her husband and two kids, but mostly to compete with her flawless friend Ari.