Based on the book by Kevin Kwan, CRAZY RICH ASIANS is an opulent delight from director Jon M. Chu – exploring the friction an Asian American woman faces when she travels to meet her boyfriend’s wealthy family in Singapore. AFI Directing Workshop for Women alum Ashley Eakin (AFI Class of 2020) served as Chu’s assistant...

This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on January 11, 2021. An opulent delight, CRAZY RICH ASIANS follows Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she travels to her boyfriend’s homeland of Singapore where she must contend with his disapproving relatives, battle jealous socialites and navigate her identity as an Asian American woman....