I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn

A jaded Japanese movie star stranded in NYC without money or phone meets a passionate indie filmmaker and his crew, leading to an unexpected creative journey that could reignite her love for cinema.

I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn is a 2026 romance comedy movie directed by Kenichi Ugana, starring Lissa Carandang-Sweeney, Christopher Kahler, Jordan Dallam. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 from 35 votes and runs 1h 26m.