Director: Justin Chon
Cast: Tiffany Chu, Teddy Lee, Octavio Pizano, James Kang
Synopsis: Kasie, stuck in LA’s Koreatown, works as a karaoke hostess getting paid for her companionship by drunken men. When her dad’s hospice nurse quits she reconnects with her estranged brother, Carey, forcing them to enter a period of intense self-reflection as their single father who raised them nears death.
Cast: Constance Wu
Synopsis: Inspired by a New York Magazine article by Jessica Pressler that went viral, former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
Cast: Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Tsai Chin
Executives: Peilin Chou, Justinian Huang
Synopsis: Pearl Studio and DreamWorks Animation’s co-production ABOMINABLE is the first modern day Chinese family to be featured in a global animated film. It takes audiences on an epic 3,000-mile journey from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. When a mischievous group of friends encounter a young Yeti, they embark upon an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.
Why Open: American-Chinese animated adventure film with an all-star Asian cast. Several executives involved including Peilin Chou (Chief Creative Officer of Pearl Studios), who is the only C-Suite Asian female executive at a Hollywood Studio and Abhijay Prakash (Universal Filmed Entertainment Group President) rank among the most senior Asians in Hollywood who are consistently committed to further enabling diversity.
Director: Tom Waller
Writer: Tom Waller
Synopsis: Thai soccer team rescue.
Why Open: From Thai-Irish Writer/Director Tom Waller, The Cave explores the triumphant rescue of a young Thai soccer team.
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Benedict Wong
Synopsis: An elite assassin becomes the target of a mysterious young operative who can seemingly predict his every move.
Director: Taika Waititi
Synopsis: Set during World War Two, an awkward young German boy whose only ally is his imaginary friend Hitler has his naïve patriotism tested when he meets a young girl who upends his world views.
Cast: Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Ritu Arya, David Mumeni
Synopsis: Holiday romance set in London.
