Seeking Asian Female
2012•1h 22m•6.1•Released
Documentary
Seeking Asian Female is an eccentric modern love story about Steven and Sandy – an aging white man with “yellow fever” who is obsessed with marrying any Asian woman, and the young Chinese bride he finds online. Debbie, a Chinese American filmmaker, documents and narrates with skepticism and humor, from the early stages of Steven’s search, through the moment Sandy steps foot in California for the first time, to a year into their precarious union. Global migration, Sino-American relations and the perennial battle of the sexes, weigh in on the fate of their marriage in this intimate and quirky personal documentary.
Director
Debbie Lum
Writer
Debbie Lum, Tina Nguyen, Amy Ferraris
Languages
Mandarin, English
Studio
Debbie Lum LLC
Cast
Debbie Lum
Self
Steven Bolstad
Self
Jianhua "Sandy" Bolstad
Self
Peter Schneider
Self
Production
Company
Debbie Lum LLC
Producer
Debbie Lum
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