A lush adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Amy Tan, THE JOY LUCK CLUB (1993) featured casting by AFI Alum and AFI Conservatory Faculty Heidi Levitt (Class of 1987), who established a close collaboration with director Wayne Wang – with whom she would subsequently work with on projects including SMOKE and BLUE IN THE FACE....

An animated tale of a spirited young woman who disguises herself as a man to fight in the army in her father’s place, MULAN (1998) was in development when AFI Honorary Degree recipient Jeffrey Katzenberg was Chairman of Walt Disney Studios  and was released to critical and commercial acclaim. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn...

MULAN is an animated tale of a spirited, young woman who disguises herself as a man to fight in the army in her father’s place. The film began in development when AFI Honorary Degree recipient Jeffrey Katzenberg was Chairman of Walt Disney Studios and was released to critical and commercial acclaim. Click Here to Find Out…

AFI alum and AFI Conservatory faculty Heidi Levitt (Class of 1987) worked as a Casting Director on THE JOY LUCK CLUB, establishing a close collaboration with director Wayne Wang, whom she would later work with on projects including SMOKE and BLUE IN THE FACE.  In this AFI Archive exclusive video, director Wayne Wang talks about…