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A film I produced, NOVEMBER, will be premiering on the @nobudge app - May 1st - TOMORROW!
Margot, a taciturn mortuary technician, is forced to acknowledge her own inner demons as she responds to a call involving two young children drown by their mother.
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This production was truly inspiring, working with all the talent here was incredible in making this story come to life. The film deals with isolation, letting other people in, and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, which is a theme in the writing of Mae Mann (@__mvnn__) who also directed this. Working with Mae has always been a privilege in the pursuit of creating content that matters.
For those who do watch this: The bathtub in the film ended up in my living room for about 8 months after we wrapped.
https://www.nobudge2.com/browse<-NoBudgeis an Indie Film network with a 7 day free trial, take advantage of it to help indie film makers and check out this film!
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Crew credits and Instagram handles:
Written and Directed by Mae Mann @__mvnn__
Producers:@gatopaula&@jamesmasino
Cinematographer:@hdemiw
Music Composer: @niccolasramirez
Margot:@charlottevankemmel
Paul:@christian.i.noble
Medical Examiner: @tdgross
Officer:@dillonslack
Child 1: Alexander McHargue
Child 2: Brody McHargue
Child 3: Collin McHargue
1st AD: @nwashburn
2nd AD: @nikkkkki_adams
Script Supervisor: @oneartyom&@erin_zellers
1st AC: @claudia.burgi
2nd AC: @calvinbellas
BTS:@erin_zellers&@oneartyom
Gaffer:@misterjustaguy
Key Grip: @connorxharg
Best Boy Grip: @samfcarter
Best Boy Electric: @nosunah
Sound Mixer: @chloecloveris
Boom Operator: @jehovah.jirah
Production Designer: @whisk3rz
Charcoal Artist: @jamesmasino
Illustrator: Alexandra Cook
Movers: Gus Gloeckner & Strfan Moise
Makeup Artist: Julie Loeber
Production Assistant: Nina Amanuma
Colorist:@calvinbellas
Editor: Mae Mann
Sound Supervisor: @chloecloveris
Re-Recording Mixer: @haleyrbowers
This adorable fan art is from fellow director and SCAD Bee Gabriella Leonhard, creator of Sandcastles. I highly recommend checking out her fantastic work!
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Although I majored in Sequential Art (comics) in college, I also took acting classes as electives because—like many—it was a childhood dream. But what a professor said to me was a wake-up call.
Obviously, it wasn’t just one moment or individual that deterred me from pursuing acting. It ultimately wasn’t my calling—comics were. But I highlight this moment because it’s a symptom of how Asians are viewed and portrayed on a larger societal and institutional level.
SCAD was majority-white, so there were few Asians and other POC on campus. I remember being shocked seeing a Filipino guy perform in the play HAIR, and at the time, a lot of Hollywood productions were being filmed in Savannah. So this environment inspired me to try out acting.
For the most part, I realized breaking in required two things: knowing martial arts, and serving up Asianness for laughs. This isn’t to knock martial arts because it’s part of our culture and we should be proud of it. The problem is Asians are rarely depicted as full human beings.
In every kind of media, Asians have been and continue to be used as props for a non-Asian gaze, restricted from the full spectrum of the human experience. For Asian men, this means kung fu masters, nameless goons, or Ken Jeong-types whose sole purpose is to self-denigrate.
It says a lot that to this day, 42% of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American. When asked to name one, the top response was “don’t know,” followed by actor Jackie Chan in 2nd—who is not a U.S. citizen—and deceased actor Bruce Lee in 3rd.
The worst part is Asians are blamed for our own oppression. We’re fed myths about how we lack personalities, marketability, good looks, etc. Usually, Asians are perceived as likeable only if there’s white heritage—which is why half-white Asians tend to get more opportunities.
Although I entered the comic book industry as a writer and artist, I ended up in Hollywood spaces anyway via the TV/film adaptation process. From there I learned it doesn’t matter if Asians are in front of or behind the camera—the stereotypes hold us back no matter where we are.
This is why Asians need to be in control of our own stories, and we need Asian creators who don’t cater to a non-Asian gaze. For more of my thoughts on this subject: https://twitter.com/Joshua_Luna/status/1305941251393544193
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