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Alice Wu (Chinese: 伍 思 薇; born April 21, 1970) [1] is an American film director and screenwriter, known for her films Saving Face (2004) and The Half of It (2020). Both of her films feature Chinese-American main characters and explore the lives of intellectual, lesbian characters.
Apr 29, 2020 · When Alice Wu wrote and directed her 2005 debut, “Saving Face,” she knew it wasn’t going to be your typical Hollywood rom-com. Other than the “Last Emperor” star Joan Chen, cast wildly...
Alice Wu. Director: The Half of It. Studied computer science at MIT and Stanford University, where she received her bachelors and masters degrees. Left a job designing software at Microsoft to write and direct her first film, Saving Face, which premiered at the Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, where it was acquired and released by Sony ...
May 1, 2020 · Alice Wu's 2004 film 'Saving Face' changed the landscape of LGBTQ and Asian American cinema. Now, she's back with her new film 'The Half of It,' a sweet teen movie that bucks easy...
May 25, 2020 · As a pioneer of that small canon, director Alice Wu first shook up Hollywood with her 2004 debut Saving Face, the first U.S. theatrical film release featuring an Asian American lesbian couple.
Apr 29, 2020 · Alice Wu Made a Fresh, Queer Love Story in ‘Saving Face,’ So Why Did a Follow-Up Take 16 Years? Nearly two decades later, the filmmaker is back with Netflix-backed rom-com "The Half of It,"...
Jun 11, 2020 · As one of the only American directors who makes movies about queer female Asian protagonists, Alice Wu’s impact is boundless. The California filmmaker has only made two feature length films so far: 2004’s Saving Face and this year’s Tribeca Film Festival award-winning The Half Of It .
