Hama-Brown deftly exposes the cracks in any perfect-looking family through the lens of childhood. Shot on film, Seagrass has a fresh take on its generational family drama. How the film juxtaposes character emotions with dramatic tension work to build the story's climax.
Premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Discovery program.
December 29: Happy 37th Birthday to Actress Ally Maki, who provided the voice of the secondary/recurring character who is a student attending Hexside School as part of the healing and beast keeping tracks, formerly the detention track, as The Owl House character of Viney.
Randall Park’s Directorial Debut ‘Shortcomings’ to Star Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki
The film, a comedic drama, will also feature Tavi Gevinson (“Gossip Girl”), Debby Ryan (“The Suite Life on Deck,” “Insatiable”), Sonoya Mizuno (“House of The Dragon”), Timothy Simons (“Veep”) and Jacob Batalon (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”).
Described as a “hilariously irreverent examination of racial politics, sexual mores and pop culture,” “Shortcomings” follows a cynical movie theater manager Ben (Min) and his irrepressible best friend Alice (Cola). Together, the Bay Area urbanites navigate Ben’s disintegrating relationship with his girlfriend Miko (Maki), Alice’s serial-dating habits and other obstacles in the way of their personal growth.
The story is based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine, who adapted the screenplay and served as an executive producer on the film.
“It was a joy watching these incredibly talented performers bring these characters to life, flaws and all,” Park said. “I am extremely proud to helm a movie that will finally show the world that the Asian American experience includes eating various sandwiches in diners.”
vulture Randall Park came to Sundance to make his directorial debut with “Shortcomings,” starring @shrrycola, @justinmin, and @allymaki.
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A small town is forever changed when the mysterious Morpho machine appears and reveals each resident’s life potential.
The Big Door Prize is based on the M.O. Walsh novel. David West Read serves as showrunner for the Skydance Television and CJ ENM/Studio Dragon series. The cast includes Chris O’Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Ally Maki, Josh Segarra, Damon Gupton, Crystal Fox, Sammy Fourlas, and Djouliet Amara.
The Big Door Prize premieres on Apple TV+ on March 29, 2023.