The Mayfield native is back in town for a new project.
SOURCE: Cleveland Scene | Emma Sedlak
June 29, 2021
Coming off of the success of her latest short film “Cake,” which screened at 38 film festivals and took home nine awards, director and Mayfield native Anne Hu is returning to Cleveland to shoot her new project, “Lunchbox.”
The inspiration for “Lunchbox” came when Hu came across a video titled “Lunchbox Moment” on her Facebook feed. A “lunchbox moment” can be described as a shared experience among Asian-American children who are judged or bullied for cultural foods brought to school in their lunchbox, often leading them to be ungrateful for their lunch’s cultural heritage. What made this video stand out to Hu was its conclusion. After participants shared their “lunchbox moment,” they reconciled with their parents, apologizing for pushing their heritage away and thanking them for their hard work.
