Polypore updates
Posted: April 24, 2011 Filed under: Movies, Personal, Polypore, Uncategorized | Tags: Kittery, Movies, Polypore Leave a comment »Went to Maine yesterday to shoot the Polypore title scene. Kittery Point was beautiful, getting there felt like island hopping. It took us 3 hours to get there. I’m going to sound spoiled but it was BRUTAL waking up at 8a.m on a Saturday morning! Our hosts were wonderful people and I had the pleasure to meet award winning writer, Joyce Tracksler. The house was right by the ocean and had a pretty nautical theme going on, much like my office villa in Vietnam (courtesy of a French Captain)!
Anyhoo my role in the movie is tiny, I play the daughter of the Japanese scientist, Dr.Mobuko. The story takes place in Japan, Spain and the U.S. The last scene I was shot in was at the Butterfly Conservatory in Western Mass and embarrassingly enough, one of the stills from that shoot made it to the business cards for the film (which I’m going to hand out next weekend in Manhattan). I look very grudge-like. Its going to be weird passing out cards with my face on it. The cast that were shot yesterday today were hilarious and there was a lot of yelling, conversing and cursing in multiple languages which I loved. I was the only amateur there (I’m an actress by default) so shooting for me was mad awkward, don’t expect too much out my debut lol. Oh and I have a few lines, a lot of sad eyes… you’ll have to see for yourself when it is released =). Production is wrapping up soon so watch out for updates as Polypore is to be ready by this year. So excited to see it all come together!!
One of the scenes we shot yesterday:
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Highlights of NYC
Posted: July 21, 2010 Filed under: Celebrities, Hair, Movies, Personal, Silly 5 Comments »I have soooo many things to update on but neither the time nor energy to go into details…so here’s the breakdown in pictures (and a few words):
met & talked to kelis at her album release party at rdv lounge (she’s SO nice)
the asian american international film festival opening night afterparty at midtown loft (i helped with door duty)
last photograph by bobby lin
aaiff sponsor toyota…and stamping duty for the music showcase at village lantern bar
aaiff centerpiece afterparty at flute champagne bar
and i met michelle krusiec from my fave movie “saving face” and got a personal shoutout ahahaha YAYY n___n
aannnnd i reshaved my head!
that’s a chinese character in there….
a prize goes to the person who guesses correctly =b
and come out tonight! its aaiff’s LAST event so it’ll be gooood…plus tenjune afterwards ;D
its gonna be craaaazy!
Movies You Should NOT Watch
Posted: July 14, 2010 Filed under: Movies, Racism, Reviews 6 Comments »Hm, is that Jackie Chan in “The Karate Kid?” Oh, haha, alright. So Jackie Chan is the new Mr. Miyagi and he’s teaching Karate. Alright. Okay.
WAIT, WHAT?
Excuse me, but am I the only one missing the connection here?!?!?
JACKIE CHAN = CHINESE
MR. MIYAGI = JAPANESE
KARATE = JAPANESE
KUNG FU = CHINESE
Right, so Asian people are so similar that the movie producers failed to note the difference between CHINA AND JAPAN?! I don’t have a problem with the setting of this movie being in China. I’ll stomach the fact that the “bad guys” in the story are little Chinese boys. I’ll even forgive that “the Karate Kid” can be any ethnicity BUT Asian.
BUT REALLY, WOULD IT BE THAT DIFFICULT TO AMEND THE NAME?
How about “The Karate Kid: IN CHINA” or “The Karate Kid/Against the Great Wall”…or even “The KUNGFU Kid…”
I wish they could make a distinction between China and Japan, Kungfu and Karate. Instead, by slapping “Karate” and all its Japanese connotations over a very much Chinese-infused movie, you’re implying that all Asians are interchangeable and the same. The Caribbean and Africa are not the same. South Asia and the Middle East are not the same. Likewise, Japan and China are NOT the same. They are two COMPLETELY different countries with two COMPLETELY different cultures.
Which brings me to my next MOVIE YOU SHOULD NOT WATCH.
Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Before I begin my rant, let’s look at a list of the characters.
- Aang
- Katara
- Sokka
- Toph
- Zuko
- Iroh
- Azula
Note also that these names are Romancized, meaning they also have Chinese counterparts. Note also this quote from wikipedia:
Avatar is set in an Asian-influenced world[2] of Chinese martial arts and elemental manipulation. The show drew on elements from traditional Asian culture, while blending the styles of anime and US domestic cartoons.[3]
Oh, I see. So all the names are Chinese/Tibetan/Japanese and the setting is Asian culture influenced and all the fighting are martial arts, and oh, even the drawing style is anime…
Then explain this cast:
OH LOVELY. SO THE ANTAGONIST IS THE ONLY PERSON OF COLOR. Just lovely.
And if you take a look at the REST of the cast:
(courtesy of IMDb)
…you’ll see that there is not a single East Asian person in here (aside from the “Old Man in Temple.” Even Princess YUE is a white girl. Uh, last time I checked, THATS A CHINESE WORD. I appreciate the fact that there are so many South Asians, but this is EAST ASIA you’re borrowing from. WHERE IS OUR EXPOSURE? WHERE ARE OUR ACTORS?!?! And there is DEFINITELY no shortage of East Asian actors, so there are no excuses.
I want to see more Asians in the media.
You can’t exploit us, our history, and our culture and exclude us.
That’s stealing. I won’t tolerate that.
And you shouldn’t either.
ps. i love how we have a blog-tagging category for “racism”…haha did you make this sharon? how perfect….and useful. *checks box*
