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Hollywood's best-kept secret? The faces you never see calling the shots.
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East of Main Street: Taking the Lead (2015)

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Overview

Documentary

The acclaimed documentary series East of Main Street returns with a celebration of Asian Americans working in the film and television industries.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Daniel Dae Kim's unfiltered takes on typecasting.

Writing

Personal stories that reject easy inspiration-porn tropes.

Best for:Solo: Quiet reflection on who controls the stories we consume.·Friends: Debate Hollywood's diversity progress since 2015.
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Director

Jonathan Yi

ReleasedMay 1, 2015
Runtime41m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
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Top Cast

Melanie Chandra

Melanie Chandra

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Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

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Raymond J. Lee

Raymond J. Lee

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Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

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Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

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Dennis Oh

Dennis Oh

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Veronica Reyes-How

Veronica Reyes-How

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Sheetal Sheth

Sheetal Sheth

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Lucille Soong

Lucille Soong

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BD Wong

BD Wong

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Russell Wong

Russell Wong

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Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang

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Cultural

This 2015 doc dropped right before Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and The Farewell (2019) shifted the conversation—making it a fascinating time capsule of pre-representation boom frustration.

Insight

Director Jonathan Yi later produced Asian Americans (2020) for PBS, essentially expanding this thesis into a five-hour epic.

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