Tony Gilmore has pretty much set up shop in Japan, directing films, mostly documentaries. In one of his current projects, English Teachers, he's stepping away from documentaries, and into comedy. The web series follows Tom Kellerman through his days teaching alongside a jerk, a martinet, a wannabe ninja, and the new girl.
Jonathan Sherr plays Kellerman as a bumbly curious naif. Kinda like Zach Braff in Tom Cavanagh's body. After only one episode the characters have just barely been introduced, but there's plenty of potential in the characters as they're set up. It'll be worth following, especially if you have any experience teaching English overseas.
My wife taught English in Korea before she started graduate school. She remembers that as one of the best and most pixelated years of her life. She laughs about her mostly frustrating experience with the English program, and the sweethearts she taught. She still talks about going back. "You could eat sushi for sooo cheap!" she coaxes.
English Teachers is on Facebook and Twitter.
I'm almost gay for Tom Cavanagh.
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