Alice Wu, Director
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When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn’t expect to become his friend — or fall for his crush.
Q&A with director Alice Wu to follow screening.
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Alice’s debut feature SAVING FACE made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2005. It entered the Criterion Collection in 2025. Her second film, THE HALF OF IT, won the Founder’s Award at the Tribeca Film Festival before its release on Netflix in 2020.The script was a 2018 selection for the prestigious Black List and garnered a nomination for Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards. In addition to her feature projects, Alice has been directing episodic television (FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE for fx, INTERIOR CHINATOWN for Hulu). Her commercial spot for OREO was recognized as one of the top 10 commercials of 2022 by Adweek. Alice has degrees from Stanford in computer science and prior to filmmaking, worked as software designer at Microsoft.
Q&A with filmmaker and community leaders following the screening:
Alice Wu, Director
The Cinema Emerson series showcases alumni and faculty filmmaking alongside topically curated programming in the beautiful Bright Family Screening Room, where we host guest artists and creators for discussions with Emerson students and community members. Cinema Emerson is supported by the School of Film, Television, & Media Arts at Emerson College.
New England’s Largest Asian American Film Festival
The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. BAAFF is a co-production of Asian American Resource Workshop and ArtsEmerson.
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