Bad Asian

Bad Asian

Directed By Kim Marcelino

USA | Narrative | 5.5 min

New York City Premiere

Two tipsy strangers, Melody and Chris, can’t keep their hands off each other until Melody gets weird and a little bit racist. When Chris starts to leave, Melody’s forced to confront her deepest insecurities and journey through decades of internalized racism. When Melody and Chris realize what’s keeping them apart, there’s only one very obvious way to clap back.

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    Film Details

    1. English

    2. N/A

    3. New York City Premiere

    4. 2023

    5. 5.5 minutes

    6. Comedy, Drama

    7. Narrative

    8. USA

      9. Kim Marcelino


      Kim Marcelino is a Chinese- and Filipino-American writer, director, and one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2023.” Her breezy, lighthearted comedy is the sugary coating that makes sticky subjects like race and identity politics go down easy. Her screenwriting has placed at the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, the ScreenCraft Fellowship, the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, and the Austin Film Festival.

      10. Emily Wirth

      11. Kim Marcelino

      12. Lee Hubilla

        Rob Chen

      13. Mapi Bartolomé (Director of Photography)

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