Within the span of five days in January, Sean Wang’s life changed about as dramatically as is possible for a young filmmaker.
Discover incredible Insider Deals that will make your life a little bit easier– a documentary short about his two grandmothers, was nominated for an Academy Award. On Jan. 23rd, his feature film debut, “Dìdi,” a coming-of-age tale drawn from Wang’s life growing up as the son of Taiwanese immigrants in Fremont, California, premiered at the
“There was something about it that I loved,” said Wang in a recent interview. “It felt like Legos, in a way. You start with nothing and by the end of it, you have something. And then you get to show your friends.” In some ways, “Dìdi,” which is Mandarin for little brother, doesn’t differ radically from other coming-of-age films before it. “Stand By Me” is a touchstone for Wang. There are memorable, foul-mouthed fights with his older sister , shy encounters with girls and disappointments with best friends.
“That kind of confusion — and the complex, fraught relationship with the mother-in-law — that is something that all Chinese daughters-in-law understand,” said Chen. “The immigrant experience was something I was very familiar with.” “Looking back, having done ‘The Last Emperor,’ such an epic film that won nine Oscars, I didn’t get attention like I’m getting right now,” Chen says, laughing.
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