From Los Angeles

All too often, I find myself deeply disappointed in the state of Asian American culture. When did we--despite our disparate histories, beliefs, cultures--become so homogenous? When did we become so whiny, complacent, and passive? It seems like every other Asian American film, novel, poem, painting, or short story is just another vapid, shallow rehash of the ol' trusty why-did-my-mother-pack-me-seaweed-and-fish-when-all-I-wanted-was-a-PBJ-sandwich-like-everyone-else.

I signed onto produce Layover, on the Shore, because I knew that it would be different, that it would be special. Over the past three years at USC, I've had the great pleasure of befriending Chris. What struck me at first about him was his nuanced, humorous, fresh view of the world around us. Chris never accepted the status quo; instead, he always opted to dig deeper, to try new things, to venture where we were forbidden. His screenplays and movies did the same.

This little movie that we're working on here is the concluding project in his and my film school careers. I am confident that Layover, our parting shot, has the potential of creating a truly fresh entry in the oftentimes tired world of Asian American cinema.

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Rock on,
Kwok