A Hero Born

Daniel York Loh is a phenomenon in the cultural scene. An actor, writer, playwright, director but also a social activist. Forgotten 遗忘, 2018He is also an activist. In this podcast we discussed his works and his philosophy and our interest in Wuxia (Chinese martial) films.But most of all I appreciated the opportunity to chat about novelist and co-founder of Ming Pao, Jin Yong's work. Daniel’s reading of A Hero Born: Legends of the Condor Heroes, Volume I is available to listen to on Audible.We also talked about being ESEA and mixed race, intersectionality and representation. How do those work in film and media? Being disabled and being represented. Do successful actors such as Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheong represent us? We also talked about the films, A Touch of Zen, Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger and Chinese dramas, including Nirvana in Fire1m. Daniel is a writer, filmmaker, actor and musician. His first stage-play, The Fu Manchu Complex was produced at Ovalhouse. His second play, Forgotten 遗忘, was performed at Arcola and Plymouth Theatre Royal in 2018. He is one of 21 “writers of colour” featured in the best-selling award-winning essay collection The Good Immigrant. His most recent play was The Dao of Unrepresentative British Chinese Experience at Soho Thetare, London.You can find him on Instagram and Twitter/X. Here is an art piece that I created in 2024. It's part of Culture Access’ Pan-Disability exhibition. The exhibition is open until the 31st March at Woolwich Centre Library. Please do come along! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eleanorlisney.substack.com