Dean Temple

Lingua Franca receives Tribeca Film Institute Grant

Tribeca Film Institute has selected 14 scripted and documentary projects for the 16th annual Tribeca All Access program which amplifies stories from historically underrepresented voices.

I play the role of Chad in this film directed by Isabel Sandoval, which is now a recipient of this prestigious grant. The full list of films can be seen here»

Lingua Franca is about a Filipina immigrant in Brighton Beach scrambling to avoid deportation becomes involved with a Russian slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s transgender.