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Independent film producer Mynette A. Louie ’97 recently returned to her old stomping grounds to promote her latest work with director Tze Chun, Sundance selection “Children of Invention.” The film, which tells the story of two Chinese-American children after their single mother disappears, premiered in Cambridge this past weekend, and screenings are scheduled for next week in New York and Los Angeles. A former East Asian Studies concentrator and Dunster resident, Louie graduated Phi Beta Kappa and went on to work in business and management, first in the media industry...
...things make this movie special. It features the kind of characters that aren’t often depicted in film. First of all they are [an ethnic] minority. You don’t see many Asian American lead characters on screen, and you don’t see realistic portrayals of immigrants. This film ascribes to a realist aesthetic, so it almost feels like a documentary in terms of documenting the real lives of immigrants and the trials and tribulations they go through. It doesn’t tie things in a neat little bow. The story is more complex...
...young Asian American woman, have you experienced any challenges in the film industry...
...line I will. And because I work in the independent film industry, which happens to be very liberal-minded, and I am the producer so I am the person in charge, I have not experienced any direct racism. Sometimes since I am Asian, people think I only make Asian American movies, so I do receive a lot of Asian American scripts, in addition to other scripts...
...This program inspires me because I get to learn about my culture and American culture,” she said. “When I found out [about the budget cut proposal], I got upset...