miseducAsian Podcast

Part 1 with Frank Chi: Hoops, Storytelling and Impossible Moments

August 30, 2023 miseducAsian Season 1 Episode 32
miseducAsian Podcast
Part 1 with Frank Chi: Hoops, Storytelling and Impossible Moments
Show Notes

In this episode, we connect with Frank Chi, filmmaker, artist, storyteller, and director of 38 at the Garden, the award-winning documentary about Jeremy Lin and Linsanity. In part 1 of this 2-part conversation, we discuss:

  • The two "impossible moments" that inspired and transformed his life and career (2:00)
  • The process for making 38 at the Garden, getting Jeremy Lin on board, and the challenges of telling an Asian story in Hollywood (16:28) 
  • What he remembers from the night Jeremy dropped 38 at MSG (25:21)
  • Using stereotypes and finding loopholes so our stories can take root, why the doc is only 38-minutes long (39:00)