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'Crazy Rich Asians' director Jon Chu on diversity in storytelling and embracing cultural identity

'Crazy Rich Asians' director Jon Chu on diversity in storytelling and embracing cultural identity

FromThe Deciding Decade with Pete Buttigieg


'Crazy Rich Asians' director Jon Chu on diversity in storytelling and embracing cultural identity

FromThe Deciding Decade with Pete Buttigieg

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Whether it's in reality or on our screens, full and equitable representation matters -- in government, boardrooms, books, and certainly in film and media. Jon Chu, the film director who brought the wonderful Crazy Rich Asians to our screens, is breaking barriers in entertainment. He joins Pete to discuss the importance of diversity in storytelling, the pressures and expectations of representing an entire culture, and how the pandemic has changed how audiences will view the upcoming In the Heights. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Oct 28, 2020
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Podcast episode

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The 2020s will be America’s deciding decade, full of choices that will determine our entire future. While this decade’s first year opened with chaos and anguish, there is still reason to believe we’re on the precipice of a new chapter. Who are the thinkers and doers who are catalyzing action and paving the way for enduring change? What are the big ideas worth wrestling with and placing bets on? Join Pete Buttigieg as he engages leaders who are confronting our greatest challenges and whose work could hold the key to this Deciding Decade.