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Jeffrey
Chyau (Ernest) – Jeffrey Chyau was born in 1991 in New
York City. He grew up in midtown Manhattan where he enjoyed 12 good years
of his childhood. He has traveled to many places around the world, including
Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Jeffrey has been involved in
show business since a young age. He was offered a role in “Miss
Saigon” and a role in the musical “The King and I,”
but he was not interested. He has done many commercials, including ones
for IBM and the NBA. “The Motel” is Jeffrey’s feature
film debut. Jeffrey graduated from P.S.11 elementary school, a school
for the gifted and talented and currently attends Middle School 104 while
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Sung Kang (Sam) – Originally from Gainesville, GA, Sung Kang began his acting career in Los Angeles with the Friends and Artists Theater Ensemble. His work in experimental theater eventually led to guest starring roles in television and feature films (“Pearl Harbor”, “Antwone Fisher”). Sung makes his second appearance at Sundance this year, his first was in the role of Han in the critically acclaimed film “Better Luck Tomorrow” (2002 dramatic competition).
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Jade
Wu (Ahma) - In theatre, Jade has worked with veteran directors
Blanka Zizka, Alan Schneider, Gerald Gutierrez, Rob Bundy, Liv Cuilei,
and Joanne Akalaitis. In film and television, she has worked with Barry
Levinson, Tom Fontana, Jerry Bruckheimer, Spike Lee, Bronwyn Hughes, Chris
Chulack, Uli Edel and Clark Johnson. She was most recently seen Off-Broadway in “Comfort Women” in NY. She has recreated the role of Mother God Damn in the revival of Broadway's “The Shanghai Gesture” and originated the role of Naima in “Barriers”. Last year, Jade was cast in a role written for a Caucasian playing the role of Sharon Bates in “Book of Days” at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC. In the same year she played Sonja Wong Pickford in Chay Yew's “Red” at The Wilma in Philadelphia. (Originally, Jade's recurring role on ABC's “One Life to Live” was written for a Caucasian named Judith Pinkham. After she auditioned, the role was renamed Judith Chen and she booked the job.) Jade is also a playwright and theatre director. Her current documentary film “In Search of Golden Phoenix” was an official selection in 2002 IFPMarket's "Spotlight on Docs", finalist in the 2001 Sundance Producers' Conference Workshop, and an official selection as a work-in-progress at the 2001 Asian American International Film Festival. She is a NYSCA Media Arts Awardee and Panelist, Jerome Foundation Fellow and an International Emmy Awards Juror for Acting in a Drama Series. She holds a BS in Biochemistry and an MFA in Theatre for acting, writing and directing.
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Samantha
Futerman (Christine) – Samantha Futerman has trained for
the past five years in Millburn, NJ at the Papermill Playhouse Summer
Conservatory. She has also performed on the Papermill stage in “The
King and I,” “Miss Saigon,” and “New Voices 2001-2005.”
Not only on stage, she has been in various commercials for Nickelodeon
and Disney. In the eleventh grade, Samantha transferred from Verona
High School in New Jersey to the Professional Performing Arts School in
New York City as a musical theater major. She is currently as senior
at PPAS, and filming “Memoirs of a Geisha” as the character
Satsu. |
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Alexis
Chang (Katie) – Alexis began acting at the age of six when
she made her television debut on “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.”
Since then she has appeared in numerous commercials and short films.
Alexis was delighted to play Katie in her first feature film, “The
Motel.”
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