Age: 56
female
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.
Alice Wu
Writer
for Writer in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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Four best friends - Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Bridget Vreeland, and Carmen Lowell - prepare for their first summer apart before junior year of high school. Before separating, they discover a pair of thrift-store jeans that mysteriously fits each of their completely different body types perfectly. Believing the pants are magical, the girls create a pact to mail them to one another throughout the summer as a symbol of their friendship. In Santorini, shy Lena falls for Kostas, a local boy, while staying with her traditional grandparents. But after a misunderstanding sparks a bitter feud between their families, Lena must find the courage to defend him and confess her feelings. Back in Maryland, sarcastic aspiring filmmaker Tibby spends the summer working retail and unexpectedly befriends Bailey, a witty 12-year-old girl battling terminal leukemia. Bailey’s fearless outlook changes Tibby’s perspective on life and inspires her filmmaking. Meanwhile, Carmen visits her father in South Carolina, only to discover he has built a seemingly perfect new family with his fiancée and stepchildren. Feeling abandoned and out of place, Carmen lashes out before eventually reconciling with him through painful honesty. At a soccer camp in Baja California, impulsive Bridget pursues an older coach, Eric, hoping romance will fill the emotional void left by her mother’s death. When he gently rejects her, Bridget spirals emotionally until Lena comes to help her return home. By the end of the summer, the girls reunite forever changed. They realize the true magic was never in the traveling pants themselves, but in the unconditional love and support of their friendship as they navigate the challenges of growing up.
