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Awards Season

The Truck — Liz Rao’s Fierce, Tender Entry into Asian American Cinema and the Academy Awards

In an era when reproductive rights in the United States are increasingly contested, Liz Rao’s The Truck arrives with the clarity and force of a filmmaker who understands both the urgency of the moment and the quietness with which fear often settles into the lives of young people. What is most striking is that this impact comes not from a seasoned auteur but from a debut director … Continue reading The Truck — Liz Rao’s Fierce, Tender Entry into Asian American Cinema and the Academy Awards

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Film Business, Filmmaker Spotlight

OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES – Filmmaker Liz Rao on Power, Adolescence, and Post-Roe America, An Exclusive Interview on The Truck with Spike Lee & Joan Chen Joining as Executive Producers

Liz Rao’s debut live-action short film The Truck, already Oscar-qualified and honored across the festival circuit, has now gained the backing of two cinematic titans. Academy Award® winner Spike Lee and acclaimed actor-director Joan Chen have boarded the film as executive producers, providing significant creative momentum as the project enters post-production. Set against the tense landscape of post-Roe America, The Truck follows Jo, a Chinese American teenager, and … Continue reading OSCAR CONTENDING SERIES – Filmmaker Liz Rao on Power, Adolescence, and Post-Roe America, An Exclusive Interview on The Truck with Spike Lee & Joan Chen Joining as Executive Producers

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