SYNOPSIS
In The Visible, a short film by Director Natasha Lee and Producer Lucia Tran, dismantles Asian American stereotypes and the model minority myth through storytelling in the words of the community members themselves.
Contrary to popular belief and representations, Asians do not belong to a monolithic culture and we are loud as hell. Hear us roar.
the Subjects
NITHYA RAMAN
South Asian American
LA City Councilwoman
JAKE CHOI
Korean American
Actor
JOY CHO
Thai American
Designer
MAS YAMASHITA
Japanese American
Retired
TISHA ALYN
Filipino American
Golfer
LIEN TA
Vietnamese-Chinese American
Restaurateur
SHERRY COLA
Chinese American
Comedian/Actress
BENJAMIN HOLTROP
Taiwanese American
Stylist
LARRY SIR
Cambodian American
Mechanic
JUNE BERK
Japanese American
Volunteer at JANM
LINDSAY WATSON
Hawaiian
Actress
ALBERT TSAI
Taiwanese American
Actor
THE TEAM
Director/Cinematographer Natasha Lee
Producer Lucia Tran
Gaffer/Camera Assistant 1 Roneil Chavez
Camera Assistant 2 Danny Vuong
Editor Joey Liew
Colorist Cynthia Chen
Sound Yao Wang, Benjamin Chan, and Jose Gomez
Sound Mixer Tadahisa Yoshida
Sound Designer Wilson Stiner
Hair and Makeup Nicole Chew
Photographer Jennelle Fong
Associate Producers Julia Sir Wester, Benjamin Holtrop, Elisabeth Messing
Resources
Articles
NonProfits
Books
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
No-No Boy by John Okada
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
We Gon’ Be Alright by Jeff Chang
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Wear WITH PRIDE
Our friend Andy Sir designed these INVISIBLE tees and sweatshirts! Wear it loud and proud.
100% of proceeds will be donated to Gold House, a nonprofit with a collective of Asian founders, creative voices, and leaders dedicated to unifying the world’s largest populace–Asians and Pacific Islanders–to enable more authentic multicultural representation and societal equity.
Special Thanks
Alberta Chew, Alex Young, Ana Bustamante, Andy Sir, Ashton Lunceford, Bedonna Hayes, Benjamin Holtrop, Bethy Mireles, Brook Sitgraves Turner, Carolyn Suzuki, Cindy Collins, City Libre, Dave Wester, Emilie Erskine, Erskine PR, Emily Young, Eric Curtis, Isabel Naturman, Ken Chew, Jaime Factor, Japanese American National Museum, Jennifer Sofio-Hall, Jess McAlister, Joseph Duong, Judy Huey and Tom Doudiet, Julia Wester, Linda Hsiao, Margaret Han, Michelle Choi, Nicole Chew and Family, Nicole Perna, Peerspace, Priscilla Vega, Rachel Kahan, Ran Aubrey Frazier, Sean Guerrero, Thien Ho, Tiny Ly