3.59-Filmmaker Interview with Frank Sun

In today's episode, I interview Frank Sun, whose latest film "We Are Kings" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year and will be playing at the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival this August.

Listen to hear about how Frank's immigrant background informed the way he looked at the world even from a young age, the benefit of discovering his characters through a feature length version of the script, and how Frank's own mother supported him in achieving his dreams.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Exhalation by Ted Chiang
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
• The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

• "We Are Kings" directed by Frank Sun
• Survivor (series)
• To Live directed by Zhang Yimou
• Whiplash directed by Damien Chazelle
• Dumb and Dumber directed by Peter Farrelly
• The Wrestler directed by Darren Aronofsky
• Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve
• Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis
• "Fabric" directed by Frank Sun (forthcoming)

Follow Frank on Instagram @xfranksun and the film @wearekingsfilm.