SINCE I BEEN DOWN is an American story showcasing one city, Tacoma, WA, as an example of “Every town, USA” through the eyes of a community decimated by drugs, poverty, and fear. Thrown into prison - not for education or rehabilitation, but for removal and punishment (“out of sight, out of mind”) - these children, who are now adults, could not be silenced. Together they built a prisoners’ community of healing that extended beyond prison walls.

International superstar Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love) embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the "Greta Garbo of China," in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan (Rouge).

A young woman struggles to keep up different versions of herself when she runs into her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend at a shiva with her parents.

SINCE I BEEN DOWN is an American story showcasing one city, Tacoma, WA, as an example of “Every town, USA” through the eyes of a community decimated by drugs, poverty, and fear. Thrown into prison - not for education or rehabilitation, but for removal and punishment (“out of sight, out of mind”) - these children, who are now adults, could not be silenced. Together they built a prisoners’ community of healing that extended beyond prison walls.