Her debut film in 2014’s Posthumous (Jack Huston and Brit Marling) went mostly unseen, but something tells me this currently untitled American-Asian family comedy with travels from New York to China and has current it girl Awkwafina alongside Tzi Ma, and Diana Lin will be a big deal as a sophomore project. Production took place during the summer.
Gist: Written by Lulu Wang and based on an an episode of “This American Life,” true story that she also wrote, this follows a Chinese family who, when they discover their beloved grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather before she dies. One of the granddaughters, feeling like a fish out of water in her home country, struggles with the family’s decision to hide the truth from her grandmother.
Production Co./Producers: Big Beach’s Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, and Daniele Tate Melia (Puzzle), Depth of Field’s Chris Weitz and Andrew Miano (Columbus), Kindred Spirit’s Anita Gou (Honey Boy).
Prediction: Premieres category.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. TBD (domestic). TBD (international).
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