Randall Park says meaningful representation can feel like the ‘airing of dirty laundry’

From internalized racism to the fetishization of Asian identity, Randall Park's directorial debut, 'Shortcomings,' deals with some of the grittier issues within Asian America. And though the issues can be uncomfortable, Park says he's leaning in.

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The director told NBC News that it’s a feeling he experienced when reading Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel on which his film is based, and it’s an emotion he’s not afraid to lean into. Throughout the film, viewers are met with some of the grittier issues within the Asian American community — from internalized racism to the fetishization of Asianness — and the undercurrent of anger that can develop from these complicated dynamics. But, as Ben’s trajectory suggests, much of this frustrating behavior comes from a very human place, Park said.“All the characters, I tried to come at with empathy and without judgment.

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