Falling for Grace
Falling for Grace | |
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Directed by | Fay Ann Lee |
Written by | Fay Ann Lee Karen Rousso |
Produced by | Fay Ann Lee Michelle Botticelli Susan Batson Carl Rumbaugh Stephanie Wang |
Starring | Fay Ann Lee Gale Harold Margaret Cho Stephanie March Lewis Black Roger Rees Ken Leung Christine Baranski |
Cinematography | Luke Geissbuhler Toshiaki Ozawa |
Edited by | Michelle Botticelli |
Music by | Andrew Hollander |
Distributed by | Canal Street Pictures |
Release dates |
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Country | United States |
Languages | English, Cantonese |
Falling for Grace is a 2006
Plot synopsis
Grace Tang (Fay Ann Lee) is an ambitious
From a chance meeting in the street to dinner at a
When her brother Ming (Ken Leung) inadvertently reveals the truth to Andrew, Andrew leaves the budding romance, of which Kay is unaware. With Grace's help, however, Andrew gets documents that prove the fashion company's sweatshop connection, which causes the company's and his father's downfalls. Andrew leaves Kay to move to Hong Kong, where Grace has a new position with her company.
Cast
- Fay Ann Lee as Grace Tang
- Gale Harold as Andrew Barrington Jr.
- Margaret Cho as Janie Wong
- Christine Baranski as Bree Barrington
- Roger Rees as Andrew Barrington Sr.
- Ken Leung as Ming Tang
- Clem Cheung as Ba
- Elizabeth Sung as Ma
- Ato Essandoh as Jamal Taylor
- Stephanie March as Kay Douglas
- Lewis Black as Rob York
Competitions
The original screenplay, East Broadway, by Fay Ann Lee, was a quarterfinalist for the 2003 Nicholl Fellowships[3] (given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), a semi-finalist at the Chesterfield Writer's Film Project (run by Paramount Pictures), and a finalist at the Asian American International Film Festival's Screenwriting Competition.
Production
The romantic comedy was supposed to be billed as the feature film directorial debut of acclaimed actor and Tony Award-winning B.D. Wong.[4] Wong left the project at some point very, very late in production, citing “artistic differences” that grew between Wong and the producers.[5] He was replaced as director by Fay Ann Lee, the film's writer and star. Subsequently, Wong requested that his name be completely removed from the movie's credits, despite the fact that he plays a major supporting role.[5] After Wong's departure, Lee re-wrote and re-shot over 60 pages of the script, mentored by Jim Taylor, the Oscar winning writer of SIDEWAYS.
Festivals
The film debuted at the 2006
Distribution
After the East Broadway screenplay began to show well in competitions, producers started calling, interested in the commercial appeal of the story. One
The film had its
Lee released the film herself in cities outside New York and
Falling for Grace has been released commercially in California, in
The film was made available on Netflix in 2011 [15]
Austrian previews
In 2007 a tourist from Austria saw Falling for Grace in San Francisco and she lobbied successfully for the Austrian movie theater chain Cineplexx (part of Constantin Film) and others to tour the movie as a sneak preview in nine theaters in Austria and one in Germany.[16]
College speaking tour
Filmmaker Fay Ann Lee has addressed students across the country and in China regarding her experience making the film.[17]
She has been invited to speak at
After Lee screened the film and spoke at Harvard University, she was invited to act as an official Harvard Guest Speaker at the 2010 Young Leader's Conference in Beijing.[17]
References
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- ^ "Official Website for the Nicholl Fellowships, 2003 Quarterfinalists". Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
- ^ NEW YORK, Feb. 9. PRNewswire. "Bigfoot Partners Film Fund Enters Indie Film World With SOCIAL GRACE". http://www.angelfire.com/home/qaf/east_broadway/east_broadway.html.
- ^ a b Fischer, Martha. "Tribeca Review: East Broadway". http://blog.moviefone.com Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Posted Apr 29th 2006, 5:32PM.
- ^ Zacharias, Yvonne (October 31, 2007). "Asian Film Fest Examines Many Themes". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
- ^ Grady, Michael (April 2, 2008). "Movie Highlights Independent Filmmaker's Hope". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved November 25, 2008. [dead link]
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- The CW. November 7, 2008. Archived from the originalon May 24, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
- ^ Lapan, Tobin (November 5, 2008). "FALLING FOR FILM: Guiding a movie from start to finish". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
- Shaw TV. November 8, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
- ^ Challender, Mary (August 1, 2008). "Writer/Star/Director brings her movie to D.M.". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1E, 3E.
- ^ "KCCI Morning Show Interview with Fay Ann Lee". CBS. August 1, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ Flixzine.com Falling for Grace Written on May 8, 2011 Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Petrasch, Sabine. "Sneak Eye Pictures Official Website". Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Falling for Grace Official Press Kit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Yale Film Society Event Calendar". Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "'Falling for Grace' Opens in D.C. Cinema Aug. 3". Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "Boston University Event Calendar, 'Film Screening: Falling for Grace'". April 22, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "Columbia University Chinese Students and Scholars Association Event Newsletter, 'Asian American Cinema & Stories Behind "East Broadway"". March 27, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
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- ^ "Amherst Events Listserv, APA Events Calendar". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ McDaniel, Tamara (April 25, 2008). "Buzz continues for 'Falling for Grace'". azcentral.com. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "Harvard College Women's Center Events Calendar". Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2008.