Red Doors
Red Doors tells the story of the Wongs, a bizarrely dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in the New York suburbs. Ed Wong has just retired and plots to escape his mundane life. However, the tumultuous, madcap lives of his three rebellious daughters change his plans. The eldest daughter, Samantha, is an ambitious businesswoman in Manhattan who suddenly gets cold feet about her upcoming marriage when she runs into an old high school flame. Julie, the shy middle sister, finds her life as a studious medical student turned upside down when she falls for a movie starlet visiting the hospital. Katie, the youngest sister, is a disaffected high school senior who engages in a continually escalating and dangerous prank war with her longtime neighbor and nemesis, Simon. Ultimately, Ed's disappearance compels each daughter to examine her own understanding of the role and connection she has to the family. At the same time, the Wongs learn to live their own lives outside the invisible fences of their home.
DIRECTOR: Georgia Lee
CAST:
Tzi Ma
Jacqueline Kim
freda Foh Shen
Elaine Kao
Kathy Shao-Lin Lee
FESTIVALS
Tribeca-Best Narrative
Feature
Cinevegas - Special Jury
Prize Ensemble Acting
Outfest-Audience Award,
Grand Jury Prize
Screenwriting
Pusan
Milan
Hawaii
Los Angeles VC Asian Pacific
Chicago Asian American
PRESS/REVIEWS
"Well-told and charming, debuting writer-helmer Georgia Lee's comedy-drama 'RED DOORS' is big on heart but never sappy. Without overdoing the quirk factor or the melodrama, Lee shows a sure feel for family dynamics, and her light touch brings out the best in the ensemble's lovely, understated performances."
- Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
"This is a hilariously funny and unbelievably revealing film about an Asian family living in the U.S. and dealing with the colliding worlds of their traditional heritage and their current reality. The choices they must make as individuals, as family members and as Asian Americans are sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking -- and ultimately self-defining for the characters, the filmmakers and those of us who watch the film."
- Janet Hanson Interview, Wall Street Journal
"Charming Chinese-American family dysfunction abounds in RED DOORS"
- Entertainment Weekly
"heartwarming comedy...unique and yet universal story"
- New York Times
Georgia Lee's RED DOORS is reminiscent of early Ang Lee: Tensions in a Chinese-American family are explored in full as the dad retires and his city-commuting daughters edge warily toward traditional marriages. Lee's sensitive drama demonstrates a directorial talent worth following."
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-Time Out New York, April 14-20, 2005
90 mins l 2005 l English
