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Alice Wu (Chinese: 伍 思 薇; born April 21, 1970) is an American film director and screenwriter, known for her films Saving Face (2004) and The Half of It (2020). Both of her films feature Chinese-American main characters and explore the lives of intellectual, lesbian characters.
Alice Wu is a filmmaker who studied computer science at MIT and Stanford. She is known for her films Saving Face, The Half of It, and Over the Moon, and has won several awards and nominations.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Editor
- San Jose, California, USA
- Alice Wu
May 1, 2020 · Alice Wu's 2004 film 'Saving Face' changed the landscape of LGBTQ and Asian American cinema. Now, she's back with her new film 'The Half of It,' a sweet teen movie that bucks easy...
- 3 min
- Natalie Escobar
May 25, 2020 · After a 14-year hiatus from filmmaking, Wu further subverted classic romance tropes with the new coming-of-age drama, The Half of It, which arrived on Netflix May 1 and received the top award at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Alice Wu is a director and writer who left Microsoft to make her debut film Saving Face, a comedy about a lesbian Chinese family. She also wrote and directed The Half of It, a romantic drama set in a small town.
- April 21, 1970
Jun 11, 2020 · As one of the only American directors who makes movies about queer female Asian protagonists, Alice Wu’s impact is boundless. The California filmmaker has only made two feature length films so far: 2004’s Saving Face and this year’s Tribeca Film Festival award-winning The Half Of It.
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Apr 29, 2020 · Alice Wu is a filmmaker who made a queer classic 'Saving Face' in 2004 and returned with a Netflix rom-com 'The Half of It' in 2020. Learn about her journey, challenges, and inspirations in this interview.
