Oct 2, 2023
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If only I were she!
Web Series: 'Queens' Explores Adulting and Asian American Sisterhood
Created by Cindy Chu and starring Spring Inés Peña, Carolina Do, and Cindy Chu, this award-winning brash comedy follows three Asian American Queens natives as they struggle to make ends meet while realizing being adults isn’t what their immigrant parents taught them it’d be. Best friends, Sarah (Cindy Chu), Kim (Spring Inés Peña) and Gia (Carolina Do) learn that relationship goals and career achievements don’t necessarily equate to success, and experience the complicated intersection of being first and second-generation Asian Americans.
SERIES CREATOR STATEMENT:
QUEENS is an ode to my borough, where I was born and raised, and for the urban Asian American women who rarely see themselves reflected in the media.
The Homies: Sarah, Gia, and Kim, are inspired by my childhood friends. We were a trio with opposite personalities and family backgrounds. One was incredibly direct and didn’t care for anyone’s nonsense, was born in Bolivia and of Korean descent. Another was of mixed Taiwanese and European heritage, never took anything seriously, and failed out of college. Then there’s me, somewhere between the both of them, from a conservative Taiwanese family, but took the artist’s path despite my family’s opinions. We were brash, loud, and constantly joking on each other, but always had each other’s backs.
The industry is moving in a more inclusive direction where minorities and women have further opportunities to tell our own stories. With the huge box office hit of Crazy Rich Asians, and the slew of Asian American related films and articles that have come out since #AsianAugust, we have united together to support those works and to share our personal struggles of what it's like growing up in America. We want more media that shows our narratives and normalizes our experiences. Our time is now.
Watch Episode 1 below and learn more about the series here
Why you need ‘QUEENS’, the Award-Winning Comedy Series, in your life — Film Daily
Why you need ‘QUEENS’, the Award-Winning Comedy Series, in your life — Film Daily
Read more at Film Daily
— by Frankie Stein: Cindy Chu has been surrounded by media her entire life, but it wasn’t until after college that she found herself diving into acting. But it became clear to the filmmaker that if she wanted to see herself in media, she had to write and produce it herself. With several scripts written and worked on, Chu is finally making her producing debut with QUEENS…
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Humanity's Last Hope is No Longer Human in Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller 'One Under the Sun' (Trailer)
Humanity’s Last Hope is No Longer Human in Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller ‘One Under the Sun’ (Trailer)
Imagine. You have a power the world has never seen. “She has complete control of her subconscious mind.” “You’re saying she’s not human?” “Not anymore.” In ‘One Under the Sun’ Astronaut Kathryn Voss, sole survivor of a disastrous space shuttle mission, is a distraught mother desperate to reunite with her terminally ill daughter but becomes a wanted fugitive after discovering she possesses an…
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