By Daniel Eagan
Actors from Sammo Hung to Sylvia Chang have tackled the problems Asian immigrants face in the US and Canada. “Model,” aka “Anchor Baby,” takes a narrowly focused approach to the issue. In her debut feature, director Ran Jing shows how bias and bureaucracy can thwart even those positioned on professional fast tracks.
Lu Shi (Yuxian Shang), a Chinese immigrant in New York City, is at the end of her rope. Trained as an architect, she washes dishes in a restaurant to get by, living on leftovers and fending off eviction notices. When she finally lands an interview with the prestigious Greyson firm, she learns she needs a valid visa to accept the entry-level position.
“Are you an athlete?” asks the discount immigration attorney she consults for help. “Can you get married?” Lu’s options are so limited that when she learns about a “medical parole” visa exception,...
Actors from Sammo Hung to Sylvia Chang have tackled the problems Asian immigrants face in the US and Canada. “Model,” aka “Anchor Baby,” takes a narrowly focused approach to the issue. In her debut feature, director Ran Jing shows how bias and bureaucracy can thwart even those positioned on professional fast tracks.
Lu Shi (Yuxian Shang), a Chinese immigrant in New York City, is at the end of her rope. Trained as an architect, she washes dishes in a restaurant to get by, living on leftovers and fending off eviction notices. When she finally lands an interview with the prestigious Greyson firm, she learns she needs a valid visa to accept the entry-level position.
“Are you an athlete?” asks the discount immigration attorney she consults for help. “Can you get married?” Lu’s options are so limited that when she learns about a “medical parole” visa exception,...
- 10/1/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Goldwyn honor narrowed to five finalists
The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation announced Monday its five finalists for the 50th anniversary 2005 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards competition. The finalists were selected from a field of more than 100 feature-length screenplay submissions from seven University of California campuses. They are: UC Irvine's David Ariniello (River Champion), UC San Diego's Michael Carnick (Who's Driving Doug), UCLA's Shanee Edwards (Enchantress of Numbers), UCLA's Chris Kyle (The Ganders) and UCLA's Laurel Minter (The Route).
- 9/19/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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