Yin & Young - EP41 - Filmmaker Jeff Man - Loneliness, Growth, Acceptance

Welcome back! It’s been 3 months, but this podcast is still alive! If you’d like to help us out to be more consistent, consider being a patron on our Patreon or offering your skills as an audio editor. Email us at yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com. In Yin & Young episode 41, we chat with Jeff Man about filmmaking, mental health, and being more accepting. HIGHLIGHTS: - Dating and loneliness. - Dan consumes podcasts in 2x - Jeff grew up in DC, which has a diverse population. - Parents grew up in Hong Kong. - Spoke Cantonese, Mandarin, and English as a kid. Ended up in ESL in kindergarten and resented it. - Watching Chinese films helped with his language skills. - Uncle was a big movie buff. - Has been in LA for 9 years. When Jeff first moved here, it was a hard transition. “LA is a very lonely city.” - Jeff’s boss encouraged him to make short films by giving him a $100 monthly budget. You can see all his films here - Jeff Man on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user5078400 - Midday Crisis is about a depressed man who calls a suicide hotline; based on a personal experience. https://vimeo.com/90469031 - Jeff’s short documentary “A Family Day”, follows his grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s, for one day. https://vimeo.com/121260771 - Santa Claus, in which Jeff directs and acts in, two lonely people share a contentious X-mas dinner. https://vimeo.com/194920753 - He loves documentaries as well as the narrative form. - Discussion gets deep into Invisibilia’s podcast - A Very Offensive Rom-Com: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/04/709948132/a-very-offensive-rom-com - White male Asian female coupling - Asian male desirability - Everyone has their own preferences. - Wishes people had more self-awareness. — LANGUAGE CORNER - Chinese Internet Slang (fr. James) - 拉黑 (lāhēi) which is short for 拉到黑名單 (lādàohēimíngdān) - put on a blacklist - Mandarin (fr. Jeff) - 男子漢大丈夫流血不流淚 (nánzǐhàn dàzhàngfū liúxuè bù liúlèi) - real men shed blood, not tears [Jeff disagrees] - Japanese (fr. Dan) - 勿体無い (もったいない) - mottainai - wasteful/what a waste — Listen to Yin & Young: * Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast/ * iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2 * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/ * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvtVW6pVPeKFn7H_6ai8lA? * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BF7YXqVAEk9EXVr45gWy4?si=3wrdb9VpSR-p3yQygvLtdw * Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast