athenafilmfest:PEOPLE OF INFLUENCE | Alice WuDirector, ScreenwriterDesigned software for Microsoft b
athenafilmfest:PEOPLE OF INFLUENCE | Alice WuDirector, ScreenwriterDesigned software for Microsoft before pursuing filmmaking full-timeMost well-known for directing and writing romantic comedy Saving Face (2004) which was an official selection of the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals.She gave herself 5 years to get her script turned into a filmThe 5 year deadline hit the day right after the film’s wrapAdvised to make her characters white…… and heterosexual…… and to get rid of the Mandarin dialogue…She refusedIMDB | NYT Article[photo source: Lance Iversen] -- source link
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