Computer-scientist-turned-filmmaker Alice Wu was positioned to become a big, romantic comedy Hollywood director. Then, she completely disappeared. Now, she's waging a great comeback. Alice Wu started her life as a computer scientist for Microsoft who never went to film school. Her first film Saving Face exploded on the indie scene. As a gay Taiwanese-American filmmaker, Alice Wu was told her career could be huge. All she had to do? Change her films to white, heteroromantic comedies. But Wu didn't want to make those films. So she didn't. Now, after over 10 years of radio silence, Wu is back. Her film The Half of It won the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix. No Film School caught up with Wu to talk about making her last film, her comeback story, and why nobody ever knows they have the chops to make it until they do. No Film School: Your first film Saving Face launched your career as a filmmaker. What inspired you to make it? Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 26 February, 2021