A Leading Man

1h 36m
Drama
5

Everyone is happy for rising Asian American actor GQ Qi – the network, his mother, his best friend – everyone except GQ himself. Heʼs stuck playing an offensive stereotype on a sitcom, and the day he decides to speak up for himself on set, the executive producer fires him. Struggling to pick up the pieces, he starts dating casting director Rachel. Love and work become intertwined.

Cast

Jack Yang
GQ Qi
Heather Mazur
Rachel Cohen
Pat Tsao
Pat Qi
Bruno Oliver
Mitch Lebowitz
Kate Miner
Whitney Lake
Raymond Lee
Kelvin Kim
Coby Ryan McLaughlin
Larry Bentley
Cameron Bender
David Bell
Loren Lester
Bruce Dodes
Alain Uy
Tony
Kenzo Lee
Bobby
Sam Marra
Hansel
Tsai Chin
Grandma Lu Mei-An
Isidora Goreshter
Morgan Tucker
Brooke Newton
Gabby Oz
Amanda Reed
Sue Jacobs

Crew

Steven J. Kung
Director, Writer
Robert Lam
Director of Photography
Jeremy Zuckerman
Original Music Composer
Benjamin Wynn
Original Music Composer

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