When aspiring writer Jessie Li meets her idol, acclaimed author Lydia Chen, at a campus book talk, she discovers that legends don’t always live up to their own stories.
About
Book Talk is a short film directed by Grace Sunny Sun, based on an original story by #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang (Taipei Story, Katabasis, Yellowface, Babel, The Poppy War trilogy). The project grew out of Grace’s time as Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University’s Signet Society of Arts & Letters.
Book Talk is a short film directed by Grace Sunny Sun, based on an original story by #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang (Taipei Story, Katabasis, Yellowface, Babel, The Poppy War trilogy). The project grew out of Grace’s time as Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University’s Signet Society of Arts & Letters.
The film follows Jessie Li, a student and aspiring writer who is chosen to assist Lydia Chen, her literary icon, during a book talk on campus. A biting coming-of-age story, Book Talk examines what it means to represent a community—and what we owe to those who see themselves in us.
The film follows Jessie Li, a student and aspiring writer who is chosen to assist Lydia Chen, her literary icon, during a book talk on campus. A biting coming-of-age story, Book Talk examines what it means to represent a community—and what we owe to those who see themselves in us.
