Summary: (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/WayneWang-150x150.jpg)San Francisco-based Wayne Wang's (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911061/) new film "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa93drpm30E&feature=relmfu)," is based on Lisa See's novel by the same name. In this interview Wang talks about growing up in Hong Kong and California, what drew up to make "Snow Flower and The Secret Fan," in Shanghai, foot binding practice in China and his film making style. He also shares on why Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYcDdL3Aunc) is one of his favorite directors. "Snow Flower and The Secret Fan," explores the nature of female friendship known as "laotung." This was an emotional bond sealed for eternity between two women, who continued with their married life with their husbands and children. But, when they needed emotional support they turned to their sisters for it. They used a secret language called "nashu" to communicate with one another. The film tells two parallel tales and looks at this concept of "laotung" from two different time periods in China. One is set in 19thc China, and the second is set in the 21stc modern China. Born and brought up in Hong Kong, Wang came to the San Francisco bay area in the 1960s and lived with a Quaker family. He studied film production at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He has directed, produced and written television and feature films. He directed "The Joy Luck Club," "The Last Holiday," "Maid in Manhattan," "Because of Winn-Dixie," "Smoke" and "The Princess of Nebraska." Wang's next project is the biopic "Einstein" that is set to release in 2013. This interview was recorded in San Francisco.
