THE SMITH SOCIETY is a podcast where stories and storytelling unite. Through intimate interviews and insightful discussions, we bring you the voices behind the stories you love. We feature world-renowned actors, writers, directors and more -- discussing a variety of topics related to the film and television industry. We uncover the secrets of their craft and celebrate the diverse tales that shape our world.
In this episode we’re going to feature a true triple threat, Justin Chon. Justin Chon is a writer, director and actor who also produced (he’s technically a quadruple threat!) the film “Blue Bayou,” a moving and timely story of a uniquely American family fighting for their future.
A Story that Matters: Speaking to Issues of Today
Blue Bayou Logline: As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
Blue Bayou is a moving and timely story of a uniquely American family fighting for their future. Antonio LeBlanc (Chon), a Korean adoptee raised in a small town in the Louisiana bayou, he is married to the love of his life Kathy (Alicia Vikander) and he is the step-dad to their beloved daughter Jessie. Struggling to make a better life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past when he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
Justin Chon is known for his '90s LA Riots drama Gook (2017), which won the NEXT category of the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win him the Independent Spirit award for "someone to watch" in 2018. He followed up with a contemporary Koreatown sibling drama MS. PURPLE (2019), which also premiered at Sundance.
Blue Bayou
Focus Features in association with MACRO and eOne presents Blue Bayou
Written and Directed by: Justin Chon
Produced by: Charles D. King, Kim Roth, Poppy Hanks, Justin Chon
Starring: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O’Brien, Linh Dan Pham, Emory Cohen
Blue Bayou Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh59H_d19Kg
Official Website for Blue Bayou:
www.focusfeatures.com/blue-bayou
Get tickets for Blue Bayou:
www.focusfeatures.com/blue-bayou/watch/
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