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\u201cIf I get one shot to make a movie, this is the one I'll be happy with.\u201d\nEvan Jackson Leong is the writer and director of SNAKEHEAD - a modern crime thriller in theaters and on-demand on October 29th. Snakehead tells the story of two women in Chinatown\u2019s world of human smuggling - starring Shuya Chang, Jade Wu, Yacine Djoumbaye, and Sung Kang. It\u2019s a powerful film that cuts deeper than you might think - and you should actually stop what you\u2019re doing and go watch it, like now. ...finished? Great film, right? You\u2019re welcome. Now, where were we...\nEvan Jackson Leong is a 6th generation Chinese American director and documentary filmmaker - most known for his documentary Linsanity, and numerous other powerful projects like \u201cI am more: Obj\u201d, \u201cChristianity in the New Asia\u201d, and more. As a freelance director and director of photography, Evan\u2019s also worked with MTV, Nike, Toyota, Universal, Capitol Records, Kiehl's, Spike, Lancome, L'oreal, as well as his mentor and acclaimed director Justin Lin. But we wanted to know how this rising filmmaker got his start - bridging old school and new school techniques, how strong Asian matriarchs had to be at the forefront of his first feature film, and why it took him fourteen years to complete (it was worth it). We also talked about making dumplings and scary stories from late nights in Brooklyn.\nSNAKEHEAD comes out on October 29th \u2014 so do it for the culture and make plans to watch this one.\nLEARN ABOUT EVAN'S WORK\n\nSNAKEHEAD TRAILER: youtu.be/OVYNG7GYISw\n\n\nEVAN'S WORK: imdb.com/name/nm1456609\n\n\nOUR FAVORITE QUOTES\n\n\u201cWhen you were dreaming of coming to America did you think it was gonna be this way?\u201d \u201cI didn't think. I just came.\u201d\n\n\u201cYou see your faults in your children and you just wish you had done better\u201d\n\nMENTIONS\n\nDIRECTOR: Wong Kar-wai - imdb.com/name/nm0939182\n\n\nFILM: Chunking Express (1994) - imdb.com/title/tt0109424\n\n\nFILM: In the Mood for Love (2000) - imdb.com/title/tt0118694\n\n\nBOOK: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (Cathy Park Hong) - goodreads.com/book/show/52845775-minor-feelings\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices