About

Known credits:
10
Birthday:
1970-04-21
Place of birth:
San Jose, California, USA
Website:
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Alice Wu

Overview

Alice Wu ( 伍思薇, born April 21, 1970) is an American film director and screenwriter.

In both of her films, the main characters are Chinese American. For the film Saving Face, a number of production companies offered to buy the script for the film, but Wu opted not to sell it in order to uphold an authentic portrayal of the Taiwanese-American community. Aside from Asian protagonists, her films also often explore the lives of intellectual, LGBT female characters. Saving Face and Wu's impact on the industry have paved way for greater Asian representation in the film industry today. Her contributions in film have inspired Asian-American actresses such as Awkwafina and Lana Condor.

Known for

Acting
2011 Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded Actor Herself N/A
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2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Actor Self 58
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Directing
2022 The Note Directing Director N/A
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2020 The Half of It Directing Director 67
Fair
2004 Saving Face Directing Director 63
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Writing
2022 The Note Writing Writer N/A
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2020 The Half of It Writing Writer 67
Fair
2004 Saving Face Writing Writer 63
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Production
2020 The Half of It Production Producer 67
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Crew
2020 Over the Moon Crew Additional Writing 68
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