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5 Female Directors Taking The Film Industry By Storm!
Written by Pauline Woodley. Published: December 02 2019
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Lulu Wang
Director and writer Lulu Wang garnered attention earlier this year with the release of her film The Farewell starring Awkwafina in a way we’ve never seen her before. The drama depicts a Chinese family struggling to come to terms with the death of their grandmother. The film was critically acclaimed and shows off Awkwafina’s range in a beautiful way. Wang is currently trying to adapt the Alexander Weinstein novel Children of the New World into a feature film, and with the attention surrounding her after the release of The Farewell, there will most likely be many projects open to her in the future.