Oscar-nominated producer Peilin Chou directs powerful short film with the help of artists and creators including Ronnie del Carmen, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Jinko Gotoh, Sanjay Patel, Gennie Rim, John Aoshima, and Henry Yu, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Oscar-nominated producer Peilin Chou (Over the Moon) has directed a personal, and powerful new video, Awakening, a #StopAsianHate PSA that highlights the contributions of Asian Americans to the art of animation. Released today in response to the rise in Asian violence across the US, and in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM), Awakeningbrings together a great line-up of artists and creators that includes Daniel Dae Kim, Bowen Yang, Ken Jeong, Phillipa Soo, Margaret Cho, and BD Wong, as well as animation industry stalwarts Ronnie del Carmen, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Jinko Gotoh, Sanjay Patel, Gennie Rim, John Aoshima, and Henry Yu, among others. The film was officially released this morning by CAPE, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, a group founded in 1991 to advance representation in Hollywood through engaging creative talent and executive leadership, providing cultural consulting, and championing projects to support their success.