INTERVIEWS
Conversations with creatives.
The Cast of ‘The Wedding Banquet’: Queering the House and More
In today’s ever-regressing landscape, Andrew Ahn’s 2025 multi-layered reimagining of The Wedding Banquet is sure to become a fruitful place for vivid responses and discourse. At a roundtable discussion alongside other vibrant AAPI journalists, 0613focus had the opportunity to hear directly from the cast of The Wedding Banquet prior to its official theatrical release on the experiences and themes embedded within their performances.
In Conversation: Director Ian Ebright and the Cast of ‘The Way We Speak’
I had the chance to hear from Ian Ebright, Patrick Fabian, Diana Coconubo, and Kailey Rhodes about the inspiration for this complicated story, the detailed performances, and the best bits of filming a feature-length film in only 18 days.
In Conversation: The Cast and Crew of ‘Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion In 4 Parts’
The film was shot in Sri Lanka over fifteen days, almost 9000 miles from home, and through the chaos and uncertainty of the SAG-AFTRA strike. It is a testament to the joys of bringing a story—loved and cared for—to life through film and sound.