Country: United States
Language: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, French, Malay

AANHPI Heritage Month 2024 at Gateway Film Center

Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, throughout the month of May.

About the film:

Native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick’s family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors. Being on Nick’s arm puts a target on Rachel’s back, with jealous socialites and, worse, Nick’s own disapproving mother (Michelle Yeoh) taking aim. And it soon becomes clear that while money can’t buy love, it can definitely complicate things.​

“Through painfully honest and emotional moments, [Crazy Rich Asians] becomes irresistibly relatable.”

—Monica Castillo, RogerEbert

Images courtesy of Warner Brothers

About the filmmaker:

Jon M. Chu is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for directing the historic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Recently, Chu received acclaim for directing the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award winning musical In the Heights (2021). Chu is currently working on directing the adaptation of the Tony-Award winning musical Wicked, which is expected to release later this year.

His most popular film, Crazy Rich Asians (2018), was the first contemporary studio film in over 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast. It also earned over $240 million at the box office, making it one of the highest grossing romantic comedies of all time.

MAJOR SUPPORT
Ohio Arts Council
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Campus Partners
National Endowment for the Arts

WITH HELP FROM
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WOSU Public Media