NEW YORK — Film director Lulu Wang knew her pitch for “The Farewell” was unconventional. Wang first told the story for a 2016 episode of “This American Life.” She envisioned a movie about grief and identity and family, riven with cultural and ethical divides between East and West, parent and child, set largely in her grandmother’s hometown of Changchun in …
Awkwafina discusses her personal connection to the drama ”The Farewell” at the L.A. Times Studio at Chase Sapphire on Main. “‘Maybe the film will never get made!’” Awkwafina, left, and director-writer Lulu Wang teamed up on Sundance darling “The Farewell,” inspired by Wang’s own family. “When will I ever get an opportunity like this?” Awkwafina on ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and …
