“I'm so excited to come back to Cleveland and show this film!”
The Cleveland International Film Festival is officially underway, highlighting some of the best and brightest filmmakers from across the nation and right here in Northeast Ohio.Hu's"Lunchbox" is a labor of love."I'm so excited to come back to Cleveland," Hu said.The Mayfield Heights High School graduate and first-generation Asian American is sharing her deeply personal, passion project--"Lunchbox" at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
The entire film is based on real-life events and was shot here in Northeast Ohio, with surrounding suburbs like Mayfield Heights, Strongsville, and Lakewood acting as backdrops. Hu says the inspiration for the film came about after she caught a video on Facebook years ago that forever changed her."It was this video about all these Asian-Americans as adults reflecting on how when they were children. They brought their"stinky lunches" to school and how they were they're bullied for their school lunches," Hu said.Years later, they were reunited with them and apologized for their actions, and celebrated their culture.
Hu hopes people who watch her film achieve a better understanding of culture and embrace their true selves.
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