Dead Pigs

On this episode of Good Pop we discuss Dead Pigs, director Cathy Yan's debut film that premiered in 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival and has finally been released in the US on the arthouse streaming  platform Mubi. We share our thoughts on Yan's beautiful and sprawling dramatic comedy about  a group of loosely connected characters in Shanghai whose lives intersect around a housing development and a mystery around dead pigs found floating in the Huangpu River. Jess and Marvin also teaches Hanh about the power of Teresa Teng.What's Popping? - 2021 Grammy's, The Irregulars, Ducktales Series Finale---The Asian American community is going through a time of collective grief following a year of rising racial tensions and fear, punctuated by this week’s tragic murders in Atlanta. To our listeners who are looking for ways to take more direct action, either to spread the word, protect our community, or support the victims, here are some resources for you:Support the AAPI Community Fund to uplift and protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders3 Ways to support our community in Atlanta (courtesy of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta):Sign on to AAJA-Atlanta’s collective community statementDonate to support the victims and their families and to support crisis interventionOffer to share crisis response resources to those in need---Follow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media Mentioned in this episode:Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYCThe National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS brings an all-AANHPI cast to The Public Theater for a decades-spanning saga of Joan of Arc, warring dukes, and the bloody birth of the War of the Roses. Adapted by Stephen Brown-Fried, this is Shakespeare like you've never experienced it. Part 1: Foreign Wars opens with a king dead, an infant on the throne, and a country already coming apart at the seams. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later...and the bloodbath is yet to come. Simmering feuds explode into the War of the Roses, and nothing will ever be the same. Performances from June 9 through July 19! Use code H6BC for $59 tickets!Henry VI at The Public with an all AAPI cast