May 1, 2024
THE JOY LUCK CLUB (1993) – AFI Movie Club
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....
August 30, 2021
AFI Movie Club: EAT A BOWL OF TEA
Directed by Wayne Wang with cinematography by AFI alum Amir Mokri (AFI Class of 1982), EAT A BOWL OF TEA (1989) is a groundbreaking film, which the New York Times called “a wry, irreverent, endearing new comedy of cross-cultural manners.” The film was one of the first studio films to have an all-Chinese cast. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream EAT A BOWL OF TEA...
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