'Stealing School' Director Li Dong Talks "Brutal Lack of Empathy" Behind Anti-Asian Attacks
Cour The satirical courtroom drama about a Chinese-Canadian tech prodigy accused of plagiarism tackles systematic racism by humanizing Asian people. Movie audiences shouldn't feel bad about falling prey to Asian-American prejudices when viewing Stealing School, a satirical courtroom drama by director Li Dong about a Chinese-Canadian tech prodigy accused of plagiarism a week before her college graduation. That's exactly what Dong intended with his scathing critique of anti-Asian racism, which has reached a disturbing turning point with recent violent attacks in the wake of the Atlanta-area sp...
Source: hollywoodreporter.com