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Tag Archives: Sean Wang
Fremont: The Asian American City that rates as “Happiest” in the United States
In the movie Didi, the lead character Chris seems anything but happy. Ironically, his home of Fremont, which is also the home town of Didi‘s creator Sean Wang, was selected by Wallethub as the happiest city in the United States. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Dìdi (弟弟), ethnoburbs, Fremont, Fremont California, Joan Chen, Mission Peak, Sean Wang
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DÌDI (弟弟) Official Trailer Released
It seemed funny that we talked about Sean Wang and his movie DÌDI (弟弟) but we never included a trailer. We can remedy that as the official trailer from Focus Features has just come out. Like the main character in … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Dìdi (弟弟), Fremont, Fremont California, Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Sean Wang
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SF Film Festival Talk: Filmmaking Bay Area and “Dìdi (弟弟)” – with Sean Wang
One of the things I love about film festivals is that you can learn more about the film or filmmaker, usually during a post-screening Q&A. With the SF Film Festival, they also had talks with the filmmaker separate from the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Dìdi, Dìdi (弟弟), Sean Wang, SF Film Festival
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SF Film Festival Opening Night: Sean Wang’s ‘Dìdi (弟弟)’
I had the great honor of meeting filmmaker Sean Wang back in December 2023 screening his documentary short Nai Nai and Wài Pó and again in February 2024 after the short was nominated for an Oscar. Because of that experience, … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Dìdi, Dìdi (弟弟), Joan Chen, Sean Wang, SF Film Festival
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Năi Nai & Wài Pó make it to the Oscars Red Carpet and into Vogue and GQ!
My family and I really enjoyed watching Nai Nai & Wài Pó . Even though the Sean Wang’s short did not win an Oscar, The Daughter shared with me that the real life Nai Nai and Wài Pó were big … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, H.A.G.S., Nai Nai & Wài Pó, Oscars, Sean Wang
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Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó: Review and Q&A with Oscar Nominated filmmaker Sean Wang
One of the things I have loved about living in the San Francisco Bay Area since I had moved out here in 1999 has been attending CAAMFest, or what it was known previous, as the San Francisco International Asian American … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged CAAMFest, Movie Review, Nai Nai & Wài Pó, San Francisco, Sean Wang
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H.A.G.S. (Have A Good Summer), a short documentary by Sean Wang
I stumbled upon Sean Wang’s short documentary ‘H.A.G.S.’ an opinion piece in the New York Times (with support from the Sundance Institute) and although it was supposed to be about “adulthood,” it turned out to be much more meaningful and … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
Tagged H.A.G.S., Have a Great Summer, Sean Wang
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