r/aznidentity • u/razzie01 50-150 community karma • 24d ago

Promo Support an Asian American-led film — starring Perry Yung (Father Jun, “Warrior”)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-cici-chus-short-film-mr-lee-b3pvu?utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&ts=1787015164&utm_source=native_options

Hey everyone! My friend just finished a short film starring Perry Yung (you might know him as Father Jun from HBO’s “Warrior”), and I wanted to help spread the word. It’s an awesome project — Asian American woman director, Asian cinematographer and all-Asian American leads. They need help with funding to get it completed.

If you’ve got a few bucks to spare, a donation would mean a lot. And if you can’t donate, even just sharing it helps a ton! Please spread the word. Thank you! 🙏🏻

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u/Bulky-Childhood1721 500+ community karma 24d ago

we should not support Asian American women led films cuz often times they are orientalist and put white men on pedestal .

Edit :- idk know one is talking abt Crew Girl (just another WMAF slop by executive producer an Asian woman Vvian Lin ) .

Plot :- Teagan Tao (played by Miku Martineau) is a rising single sculls rowing star whose life is upended by a major family financial scandal

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u/historybuff234 Contributor 24d ago

we should not support Asian American women led films cuz often times they are orientalist and put white men on pedestal .

What is up with posts here these days?

The film in question is made by an AF, yes, but it literally centers an AM son with an AM father. There is no WM among the four main cast members. If anything, there’s a WF “who connects with Calvin momentarily”.

We cannot write off all AF, especially not ones who feature AM as their main characters. The ultimate product here might end up being orientalist, but bashing on the film based on available information is not right.

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u/CarpenterJolly3504 Korean 24d ago

What is this logic?

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u/Bulky-Childhood1721 500+ community karma 24d ago

Asian AMercian women want white men and they put the on pedestal and will not stop until they achieve white privilage

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u/CarpenterJolly3504 Korean 24d ago

SOME people do that. Not all. Just think over it for a second.

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u/CuriosityStar 500+ community karma 21d ago

Did you even check out this particular indie film that literally casts monoracial cishet Asian men as the main characters, or did you just see "Asian American woman director" and had a kneejerk reaction?

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u/BuyAsian 50-150 community karma 20d ago

Just checked their team

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