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SXSW 2012 An Interview With Director Debbie Lum of "Seeking Asian Female"
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A Moviehole.net exclusive interview with Debbie Lum, director of the SXSW World Premiere documentary "Seeking Asian Female."
Directed by San Francisco-based filmmaker Debbie Lum, "Seeking Asian Female" follows the unlikely romance between Steven - a white, American man obsessed with Asian women - and Sandy, the young Chinese woman he meets online.
Still single at age 30, Sandy (whose real name is Zhang Jianhua) was an 'old maid' by Chinese standards and turned to online dating in hopes of meeting an open-minded Chinese man. Instead she found Steven, an American in his early '60s with a severe case of "yellow fever."
The documentary is told through the viewpoint of Lum who, as a Chinese American woman, was fascinated with Western men's obsession with Asian women. It took over five years to make the film, as Lum followed her main character until he found a Chinese who wanted to marry him... check out MOVIEHOLE.NET for more! -- Video by Tim Alden Grant.
Directed by San Francisco-based filmmaker Debbie Lum, "Seeking Asian Female" follows the unlikely romance between Steven - a white, American man obsessed with Asian women - and Sandy, the young Chinese woman he meets online.
Still single at age 30, Sandy (whose real name is Zhang Jianhua) was an 'old maid' by Chinese standards and turned to online dating in hopes of meeting an open-minded Chinese man. Instead she found Steven, an American in his early '60s with a severe case of "yellow fever."
The documentary is told through the viewpoint of Lum who, as a Chinese American woman, was fascinated with Western men's obsession with Asian women. It took over five years to make the film, as Lum followed her main character until he found a Chinese who wanted to marry him... check out MOVIEHOLE.NET for more! -- Video by Tim Alden Grant.