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Highlighting young filmmakers ages 22 and younger, CineYouth Festival, presented by the Chicago International Film Festival, showcases the future of filmmaking. Wong sat down with Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder to discuss the festival’s importance.
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Lily Lowndes, Contributing Writer|May 9, 2021
“Face Me” is an experimental film created and directed by DePaul alum Ty Yamamoto. The film uses a montage of projected visuals to explore Hollywood’s dark history of casting non-Asian actors to play Asian roles.
I sat down with the 2020 graduate to talk about “Face Me,” the CineYouth Film Festival (all films are available to stream here until May 13) and advice for current DePaul filmmakers.
Q: How did you come up with the title of the film?
A: I really wanted this video to feel like a call to action in some ways, and “Face Me” sounds very much like a command. Once I typed it out, it just felt right, and I stuck with it.