Pluto TV is partnering with Phil Yu and Jeff Yang of the podcast They Call Us Bruce (@theycallusbruce) for a #PlutoTVStreamAlong to 2004’s Saving Face, joined by writer/director Alice Wu and stars Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen! Catch them on Instagram LIVE this Monday, May 20 at 8pm ET, where they’ll discuss the film as it airs on my Staff Picks channel! #savingface #savingfacemovie #romanticcomedy #romance #comedy #2004
Thank you @subwayalice and all the SAVING FACE fans for making @michellekrusiec and me honorary Asian lesbians forever 👩❤️💋👩 we love you! Thank you @outfest @am_cinematheque for hosting another packed Valentine’s screening and to @martinejoelle for moderating. And thank you @christina5x5 for taping this video!
We are all part of the legacy of THE JOY LUCK CLUB, celebrating 30 years!!! Love to all my AAPI brothers and sisters who paved the way.
We are all part of the legacy of THE JOY LUCK CLUB, celebrating 30 years!!! Love to all my AAPI brothers and sisters who paved the way.
We are all part of the legacy of THE JOY LUCK CLUB, celebrating 30 years!!! Love to all my AAPI brothers and sisters who paved the way.
We are all part of the legacy of THE JOY LUCK CLUB, celebrating 30 years!!! Love to all my AAPI brothers and sisters who paved the way.
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Hollywooding, May 2024
Now streaming on VOD.
“Stage Kids,” a short film I wrote/directed, is finally live!!! Link is in the bio to watch. Thank you so much to @uvufemmeproject and my cast/crew of nearly all women who helped me make this. FILMMAKER STATEMENT: I grew up performing professionally in New York City, during a time when there weren’t many roles for children, let alone Asian-American ones. Even though my mother was in the Ladies’ Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera herself, I often regarded show business as a big mystery. When I saw my young colleagues’ parents pushing them to succeed, I felt invisible and frustrated by my own lack of opportunities. Now I understand: I was being protected. “Stage Kids” is very loosely based on my own childhood experiences backstage, growing up in a very adult world that was never fully explained to me. This film explores the unrealistic expectations we place on young women. If we ask them to be a grown up before they’re ready — or just act like one — there are often consequences waiting in the sidelines, ready to step in and take center stage. To jump from in front of the camera to behind it has been one of the most rewarding experiences, especially because the pressure of how I look is no longer a job qualification. When the opportunity to write/direct 2022’s @uvufemmeproject was presented to me, I immediately knew I wanted to be a part of it. To be able to mentor a crew of female-identifying students, many of whom were doing this for the first time, is highly unusual. That’s why it was important for me to write a script for an entirely female cast. I always do best in environments where we are all students, learning how to improve as storytellers, rather than merely getting by for a paycheck. I believe we created that unique experience with “Stage Kids” — and I hope our young cast and crew were able to feel inspired in ways I found lacking, back when I was brand new at all of this.
STAGE KIDS, a short I wrote and directed, starring @grace.mlu @thea.sac @christymeyersla @rovalderrama – shot by @zavarcikova, music by @ingsyeah, produced by @uvufemmeproject. Link in bio to watch.
@seeyouthenfilm now streaming on @kanopy and @tubi
My longtime friend Eboni Booth won a Pulitzer today for her play “Primary Trust!!!” Wanted to share this scene from @iwmymfilm that I wrote w her in my heart – a fictional Eboni who plays bass and sings!!!
My longtime friend Eboni Booth won a Pulitzer today for her play “Primary Trust!!!” Wanted to share this scene from @iwmymfilm that I wrote w her in my heart – a fictional Eboni who plays bass and sings!!!
We just launched a newborn podcast for GEN X TASTE on @substackinc – would you help us grow by listening on your favorite platform, subscribing, rating and reviewing? Link in bio.💋
NOT SO PERFECT PITCH — excited to premiere my short documentary about the 30 days I spent trying to get my perfect pitch back over @tkmaclean’s @substack ONE WORD. Watch all 22 minutes to find out what happened, then listen to our conversation around making it. Links are in the bio.
For Valentine’s Day/Lunar New Year may I suggest cuddling up with the SURROGATE VALENTINE trilogy all weekend ❤️
