The Hummingbird Project (2018)

Drama, General Film

Director: Kim Nguyen

Writer(s): Kim Nguyen

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, Michael Mando, Johan Heldenbergh, Ayisha Issa, Mark Slacke, Sarah Goldberg, Frank Schorpion, Kwasi Songui, Conrad Pla, Julian Bailey, Jessica Greco, Robert Reynolds, Wyatt Bowen, Anna Maguire, Ryan Ali, Amanda Silveira, Kaniehtiio Horn, Anton Koval, Adam Bernett, Trinity Forrest, Tyler Elliot Burke, Daniel Jun, Harriette Legault, Bronwen Mantel, Igor Ovadis, Bonnie Mak, Bruce Dinsmore, Mark Hauser, André Simoneau, Michel Perron, Jonah Carson, Chimwemwe Miller, Shawn Campbell, Natalie Darbyson, Stephanie McKenna, Anne Day Jones, Erika Rosenbaum, Juliette Gosselin, Derek Johns, Chris Cavener, Raphael Grosz-Harvey, Ezra Fama de Smit, Stephanie Costa, Alyson Leah, David Noël, Alex Nazar, John Koensgen, Alex Weiner, Aladeen Tawfeek, Melantha Blackthorne, Jack Britton, George Chiang, Jonathan Dubsky, Alexandre Gorchkov, Karl Graboshas, Mark A. Owen, Liam Patenaude, Pablo Silveira, Bobo Vian

Synopsis: In this modern epic, Kim Nguyen exposes the ruthless edge of our increasingly digital world. Cousins from New York, Vincent and Anton are players in the high-stakes game of High Frequency Trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream? To build a fiber-optic cable straight between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions. But nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to breaking point on their quixotic adventure. Constantly breathing down their necks is their old boss Eva Torres a powerful, intoxicating and manipulative trader who will stop at nothing to come between them and beat them at their own game. No matter what the cost, Vincent and Anton are determined to cut through America, only to find redemption at the end of their line, not through money, but through family and reconnecting to the land.

Release Date: March 15, 2019 (USA) | Length: 111 min | Genre: Drama | MPAA Rating: Rated R for language throughout.

Note: Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018. Above is the theatrical release date.