Potato Dreams of America

“Real life is stranger than fiction”

6.3

2021

1h 37m

ComedyDramaFantasy

A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.

Key Crew

Director

Wes Hurley

Producers

Mischa Jakupcak

Wes Hurley

Writers

Wes Hurley

Cinematography

Vincent Pierce

Music

Catherine Joy

Cast (26)

Marya Sea Kaminski

American Lena

Tyler Bocock

American Potato

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