Sean Wang on directing his Oscar-nominated grandma in feature debutDìdi: ‘I was not shy in giving her notes’
Sean Wang cast a familiar muse in his directorial feature debut: his grandmother. I’d be like, We’re making our movie. Are you going to act in this one too? L to R: Izaac Wang as Chris Wang, Chang Li Hua as Nai Nai, Joan Chen as Chungsing Wang, and Shirley Chen as Vivian Wang in ‘Didi’.Courtesy of Focus Features/Talking Fish Pictures And she was like, No. I did the short film with you, but I’m not an actress....