My mother is a fourth generation Chinese American citizen of the United States. My father is Caucasian. Our family name in America pre-dates the Revolutionary War. My parents met and became best friends at the age of nine in Los Angeles, CA, where I was born 18 years later.My latest feature film release, "TRE" is now out on DVD. View the trailer below. You can order the DVD at www.store.cinemalibrestore.com/tre.html. I think of "Tre" as a relationship picture for women, and for men who understand women. If you've never had your heart broken, you should not see this movie until you do.
My current project is an interactive documentary currently unfolding on YouTube about the politicization of the immigration issue in Northern, VA.
Below are some clips from my upcoming film Americanese .
Clip 1: Autumn Reeser as "Sylvia," a college student who hits on her favorite professor (Chris Tashima as "Raymond Ding"). Joan Chen as "Betty," a more logical love interest for Raymond. In this scene encounters both women, and one of them preempts a conversation with the other.
Clip 2: Joan Chen as "Betty" and Chris Tashima as "Raymond." This is how their first date comes to an end.
Charlotte Sometimes was released theatrically in 2003, and is available on DVD , Netflix, etc. This was the film that started my career.
Cinema Libre Studio recently released a "Charlotte Sometimes" sequel called "TRE." It comes out on DVD on May 6th, 2008.
My Life...Disoriented is a short film designed as a TV pilot that may become a TV series. Here are 2 YouTube clips:
Click here for My Life Disoriented's MySpace Page . BTW, many of the actors are linked in my "Top Friends" section below.
In the fall of 2006, the focus of my life changed dramatically when I volunteered for Senator Jim Webb during the Senate Race . In addition to layout for flyers, web design, volunteer coordinating, and copy writing, I also directed YouTube video shorts which you can watch here . One of them shows Daniel Dae Kim of TV's "Lost" encouraging Asian Americans to vote in what turned out to be a very close election that decided control of the United States Senate.
Here is the 2-minute statement by Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost," "Crash") that Daniel and I co-wrote and I directed, endorsing Virginia's Senator-Elect, Jim Webb.
In this video, Tuy Le and Wasim Entabi, two of the most devoted volunteers involved with the Jim Webb campaign for U.S. Senate, discuss the inspiration that keeps them pushing forward:
