Lulu Wang Instagram – “There’s a sense of longing to escape, to leave, in this image. I think about the people on that plane as much as I think about the kids that are watching the plane. I think about the people what they’re leaving behind. It’s about regrets. It’s about sacrifice. I don’t know, maybe they’re much more scared than they are hopeful in that moment,” @thumbelulu tells CULTURED.
The filmmaker behind ‘The Farewell’ released the first two episodes of ‘Expats’ last Friday. The limited series unspools the lives and losses of a group of affluent foreigners living in Hong Kong. Starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo, the show is an aching and atmospheric dive into how we carry collateral damage, and what happens when it starts to define us. Ahead of the third episode’s drop tomorrow, Wang called CULTURED to talk about a photograph by Singaporean photographer @_nguan_, which hangs in her Los Angeles home and influenced the visual language of both projects.
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Nguan, Untitled, 2012, from ”Singapore” series.
Behind the scenes and ‘Expats’ stills courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios. | Posted on 01/Feb/2024 20:59:19
