Ep. 193 - Sean Wang, Sam Davis "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó"

For this episode, we are joined by director Sean Wang and producer Sam Davis, who just received their first Oscar nomination for the film Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó. The film is nominated for Best Documentary Short. The film features Wang's elderly grandmothers as he films them going about their daily lives. Yi Yan Fuei, Wang's paternal grandmother (nǎi nai), is 94 years old, while Chang Li Hua, his maternal grandmother (wài pó), is 83. They are both Chinese immigrants who live together in their home in Northern California sleeping in the same bed and spending their day together. The film is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.