THE WEDDING RECEPTION
Section: Premieres
Screenwriter-Director: Andrew Ahn
Logline: A gay man makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a green-card marriage for him, in exchange for in vitro fertilization treatments for her. Plans evolve as Min’s grandmother surprises them with a Korean wedding banquet.
Panelists: Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung and Ahn
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Premiered: Jan. 27, Eccles Theatre
Key Quote: “For me, there’s definitely a conservative backlash to the progress that’s been made over the past decades, and I see that within my community, within my own city, within my own family. And it really breaks my heart that the rights of queer people, trans people are being taken away, that our stories are kind of being pushed again out to the margins. And so, for me, it’s so meaningful to put this movie out there and to have it in theaters, and for people to see it. You know, the original Wedding Banquet was the first film that I saw that had a gay character, and I think that in many ways, it gave me the strength to be who I am and tell the types of stories that I tell as a filmmaker,” Ahn told us.
‘The Wedding Banquet’s Andrew Ahn Recalls Original Film’s Impact
