CHING CHONG BLUES — “Rickshaw to Hollywood”

CHING CHONG BLUES - "Rickshaw to Hollywood" When an Asian filmmaker is told by a festival that his work isn’t “Asian” enough, he creates a racist film to troll them, and accidentally attracts Hollywood's attention. -- STARRING: Nelson Cheng, Deedee Magno Hall, Josh Fadem and Michelle Farrah Huang WRITTEN BY Joshua Fu & Nelson Cheng DIRECTED BY Joshua Fu PRODUCED BY Sarah Winshall DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Hana Kitasei PRODUCTION DESIGN - Bobby Guard EDITOR - Patrick Lawrence COMPOSER - Matt Orenstein CASTING by Samy Burch CAST - Nelson Cheng, Deedee Magno Hall, Josh Fadem, Kuldip Karotana, Michelle Farrah Huang, Giovannie Espiritu, Janice Ang, Mickey Bloom, Schuyler Brumley, Kira Pearson, Colby Day, Max Gold. THEATER EXTRAS - Justin Brooks, Len Bruce, Leo Cho, Nathan Connelly, Mike Cozy, Jana Eisner, Josie Eisner, Angela Ho, Tatiana Hoffecker, Carol Iu, Emma Jackson, Jonathan Lin, Alexis Long, Diana Ly, Erika Mugglin, Matt Orenstein, Reyneen Pedro, Brandon Winters, Nicole Yapp LINE PRODUCER - Molly Ortiz UPM - Laura Houlberg 1st AC - John Fisher 2nd AC - Emma Firulli GAFFER - Yair Halper KEY GRIP - Joey Luu SWING - Kevin Ramirez ART DIRECTOR - Sydney Marquez SOUND MIXER - Kyle Pham COSTUME DESIGNER - Amy Hirt HAIR & MAKEUP - Keely Davis PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - Justin Brooks & Brandon Winters SOUND EDITOR - Sasha Mandel COLOR - Kyle Krupinski SPECIAL THANKS Janice Ang Jordan Fu Copyright 2018 by Smudge Films CONTACT - jadamfu@gmail.com

Web Series Episode, 10mins, 2018

 

CHING CHONG BLUES — “Erhu’s the Boss?”

CHING CHONG BLUES - "Erhu's the Boss?" Anne revels in being the only Asian in an all-Caucasian office. When a “more Asian” employee joins, she's thrown into a crisis. -- STARRING: Melody Peng, Candy Cheung, Todd Louiso, Josh Fadem, Betsy Stover and Jim Bentley WRITTEN BY Nelson Cheng & Joshua Fu DIRECTED BY Joshua Fu PRODUCED BY Sarah Winshall DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Hana Kitasei PRODUCTION DESIGN - Bobby Guard EDITOR - Patrick Lawrence COMPOSER - Matt Orenstein CASTING by Samy Burch OFFICE WORKERS - Nathan Connelly, Colby Day, Amy Lobasso, Molly Ortiz, Kyle Overstreet, Stephanie Walters, Sarah Winshall, Brandon Winters LINE PRODUCER - Molly Ortiz UPM - Laura Houlberg 1st AC - John Fisher 2nd AC - Emma Firulli GAFFER - Yair Halper KEY GRIP - Joey Luu SWING - Kevin Ramirez ART DIRECTOR - Sydney Marquez SOUND MIXER - Kyle Pham COSTUME DESIGNER - Amy Hirt KEY COSTUMER - Birte Dedeyan Klug HAIR & MAKEUP - Keely Davis PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - Indigo Davis & Brandon Winters SOUND EDITOR - Sasha Mandel COLOR - Kyle Krupinski Copyright 2018 by Smudge Films CONTACT - jadamfu@gmail.com

Web Series Episode, 8mins, 2018

 

CHING CHONG BLUES — “C4C”

CHING CHONG BLUES - "C4C" When Walter discovers his girlfriend's history of only dating Asian men, he questions his romantic worth, until he realizes there is a world of women who only want to date Asian men and wonders if he's missing out on unexplored romantic opportunity. -- STARRING: Nelson Cheng, Stephanie Drake, Rick Kumazawa and Bridey Elliott WRITTEN BY Joshua Fu & Nelson Cheng DIRECTED BY Joshua Fu PRODUCED BY Sarah Winshall DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Hana Kitasei PRODUCTION DESIGN - Bobby Guard EDITOR - Patrick Lawrence COMPOSER - Matt Orenstein CASTING by Samy Burch CAST - Nelson Cheng, Stephanie Drake, Rick Kumazawa, Emily Goss, Karan Kendrick, Sarah Winshall, Erika Mugglin and Bridey Elliott C4C ATTENDEES - Giannina Esquivel, Joshua Fu, Amy Hirt, Alexis Long, Martin Lopez-Lu, Eric Martig, Brandon Moua, Molly Ortiz, Kyle Pham, Emily Plizak LINE PRODUCER - Molly Ortiz UPM - Laura Houlberg 1st AC - John Fisher 2nd AC - Emma Firulli GAFFER - Yair Halper KEY GRIP - Joey Luu SWING - Kevin Ramirez ART DIRECTOR - Sydney Marquez SOUND MIXER - Kyle Pham COSTUME DESIGNER - Amy Hirt HAIR & MAKEUP - Keely Davis PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - Justin Brooks & Brandon Winters SOUND EDITOR - Sasha Mandel COLOR - Kyle Krupinski SPECIAL THANKS Eric Martig Jay's Bar Copyright 2018 by Smudge Films CONTACT - jadamfu@gmail.com

Web Series Episode, 10mins, 2018

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OFFICIAL SELECTION: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2018

“Rickshaw to Hollywood” Online Premiere via No Film School

CHING CHONG BLUES

Directed by Joshua Fu

Starring Nelson Cheng, Melody Peng, Josh Fadem, Deedee Magno Hall, Candy Cheung, Todd Louiso, Stephanie Drake, Rick Kumazawa, and Bridey Elliott

Written and created by Joshua Fu & Nelson Cheng

Produced by Sarah Winshall

What does it mean to be Asian in America? CHING CHONG BLUES is a dark comedy anthology web series that examines how racial identity functions in the media, the workplace, and romantic relationships.

For more information, check out the website.