Film: Lucky Grandma Directed By: Sasie Sealy Release: 2019 Where to Watch: Tubi, Roku TV, Kanopy, Pluto Wanna Skip? Pick a Movie from APAHM Project 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 Why It Made The List: While Tsai Chin has had an impressive resume (The Joy Luck Club, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Memoirs of a Geisha), most of her roles have been side characters and/or mother figures. In Lucky Grandma, Chin is undoubtedly the star of her own story. Written and d

Series: Expats Created By: Lulu Wang Release: 2024 Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Wanna Skip? Pick a Movie from APAHM Project 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 Why It Made The List: Lulu Wang became a household name thanks to her 2019 directorial-debut film The Farewell (which we covered during the inaugural APAHM Project). After The Farewell, she directed a short film "Nian". But it has been a while since Wang's name was in headlines again (if you exclude her marriage to fel

Movie: Joy Ride Directed By: Adele Lim Release: 2023 Where to Watch: Hulu Wanna Skip? Pick a Movie from APAHM Project 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 Why It Made The List: You know her name, and if you don't, you definitely know these titles: Crazy Rich Asians, Raya and the Last Dragon, as well as a handful of popular television shows like "Star-Crossed," "One Tree Hill," and "Las Vegas." Adele Lim has spent most of her career in the Producing/Writing role, but in 2023 she