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Alice Wu ( 伍思薇, born April 21, 1970) is an American film director and screenwriter.
In both of her films, the main characters are Chinese American.
For the film Saving Face, a number of production companies offered to buy the script for the film, but Wu opted not to sell it in order to uphold an authentic portrayal of the Taiwanese-American community.
Aside from Asian protagonists, her films also often explore the lives of intellectual, LGBT female characters.
Saving Face and Wu's impact on the industry have paved way for greater Asian representation in the film industry today.
Her contributions in film have inspired Asian-American actresses such as Awkwafina and Lana Condor.
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Some people think coming out is...The Note 2022
Some people think coming out is a one-time event. But in reality, it’s an ongoing series of conversations that need love and courage. See what it means to be a #LifelongAlly in the new film by acclaimed director Alice Wu. Brought to you by OREO and PFLAG National.
Fueled by memories of her mother...
Shy straightA student Ellie is hired...The Half of It 2020
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.
A sequel to the 1988 award winning...Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded 2011
A sequel to the 1988 award winning documentary, "Slaying the Dragon," this film looks at the past 25 years of representation of Asian and Asian American women in U.S. visual media -- from blockbuster films and network television to Asian American cinema and YouTube -- to explore what's changed, what's been recycled, and what we can hope for in the future.
A chronological look at films by...Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema 2006
A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transgender films, films about diversity and various cultures, documentaries and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?
A ChineseAmerican lesbian and her traditionalist...Saving Face 2004
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
