Chee and T

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Chee and T
Directed by Tanuj Chopra
Produced bySarah Craig
Griffin Gmelich
Sohini Sengupta
Screenplay byTanuj Chopra
Chee Malabar
Starring Sunkrish Bala
Dominic Rains
CinematographySmokey Nelson
Edited byKarim López
Production
company
Chops Films
Distributed by Comedy Dynamics
Release date
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Chee and T is a 2016 American comedy film written and directed by Tanuj Chopra and starring Sunkrish Bala and Dominic Rains.

Tanuj Chopra is an American filmmaker. His debut feature film, Punching at the Sun (2006), screened at the Sundance Film Festival where it was nominated for a Humanitas Prize.

Sunkrish Bala Indian actor

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Dominic Rains is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his portrayal in independent films such as The Taqwacores (2010) and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), as well as his role as Kasius, the main antagonist of the first part of season 5 of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Contents

Plot

Cast

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Release

The film made its world premiere on June 2, 2016 at the LA Film Festival. [1] [2]

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Accolades

The film won the Special Jury Prize for Comedy at the LA Film Festival and the Best Narrative Feature Award at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. Martin, Peter (1 June 2016). "Exclusive Festival Poster: CHEE AND T, Two Friends And A Crazy Nephew". Screen Anarchy . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "Comedy Dynamics to Release Comedy Feature Chee and T on August 1, 2017". PR Newswire. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. McNary, Dave (9 June 2016). "Kate Nowlin's 'Blood Stripe' Wins U.S. Fiction Award at LA Film Festival". Variety . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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