I’m a few days off, but I want to celebrate the full release of
@interiorchinatownhulu . It was my first job in scripted television. Everyday I was in the company of the highest levels of brilliance and generosity. It’s special to be a part of a crew so talented and diverse all the way up and down the callsheet. This being my first show, that felt lucky to step into.
To be embedded in show making, particularly for this one, was a continuous pinch-me. I feel incredibly fortunate to have watched it all go up, and see real time what it means when there’s so much intentionality behind the story, the representation in it, and who’s contributing their labor to tell it while honoring where it’s coming from and where it can go.
There’s a lot of uncertainty in this industry, in this country, in this world, where many have been left to believe that coming as you are and being honest in your identity is bold, risky, and unexpected. That being you is a threat to others. To dream isn’t allowed.
This show is an Asian American story, an immigrant story, an American story. It’s meta, it’s satire, it’s heartfelt and weird. But so massively, it begs us to dream again. It tells us that doing so is going to be scary, it will force us into places we haven’t been, to fill shoes that have been waiting for us to grow into. To not dream against a status quo makes /you/ crazy, and it would mean in my metaphor that your shoes are too small for your feet! And now you have blisters.
All this main character energy, and so many places to put it. Highlights in the carousel:
1. The first night in EXT. CHINATOWN, under the neon
2. Assisting
@subwayalice for episode 105, who instantly let me in to all they know
3. All the on set antics with
@toanothertimeandplace , a rare friend in a rare place
4. Getting to write storefront names for episode 109 of EXT. CHINATOWN
And that’s all the words I have. Hope you watch.
