First Pond Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based film company that, since its founding in 2012, has provided filmmakers with advisory services in every aspect of development and production related to motion pictures. FPE specializes in consultation, foreign and domestic sales, service deals and distribution, providing a simple solution for independent films of all shapes and sizes.
Past films include FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE, ABOUT THE PINK SKY, IN THE FAMILY, FUTURE WEATHER, PATANG, TRASHED, MONA LISA IS MISSING, SAKE-BOMB, DETROIT UNLEADED, AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS, JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS, CAMBODIAN SON
Izumi, a headstrong high-school girl with a cheerfully cynical outlook—she routinely “rates” the newspaper by assigning articles positive or negative values—finds a wallet containing 300,000 yen (almost $4,000) and the owner’s ID: Sato, a wealthy high-school boy. Instead of returning it, Izumi lends a hefty sum to an older fishing buddy with financial problems. Her classmates Hasumi and Kaoru later force her to return the wallet to Sato, but, unable to account for all of the money, Izumi agrees to help him console a friend in the hospital by creating a newspaper containing only “good news” to unexpected results.