Almost Perfect (film)

Almost Perfect is a 2011 drama film written and directed by Bertha Bay-Sa Pan starring Kelly Hu, Ivan Shaw, Edison Chen, Roger Rees, Kristy Wu, and Tina Chen. Pan received an HBO Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival for the film.

Almost Perfect
Directed byBertha Bay-Sa Pan
Written byBertha Bay-Sa Pan
StarringKelly Hu
Ivan Shaw
Edison Chen
Roger Rees
Kristy Wu
Tina Chen
Music byJeff Martin
CinematographySam Chase
Edited bySheri Bylander
Release date
  • March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13) (San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

A 30-something career woman named Vanessa Lee (Kelly Hu) tries to find the balance between her demanding family (Tina Chen and Roger Rees) and her perfect new boyfriend (Ivan Shaw).

Cast

Reception and release

The film screened at numerous film festivals including The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (as Centerpiece Film), Hawaii International Film Festival (as American Immigrant Filmmaker in Profile), Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, and the San Diego Asian Film Festival (as Opening Night Film), amongst others.[2]

Pan also received the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival's HBO EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD. The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release in 2012,[3] garnering positive reviews from Variety, San Francisco Examiner, The Honolulu Pulse, etc.[4]

Awards
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References
  1. https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/S-F-International-Asian-American-Film-Fest-caps-2471913.php
  2. Tofu, Stinky. "Interview with Bertha Bay-Sa Pan, Director of "Almost Perfect"". Taiwaneseamerican.org. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  3. "Almost Perfect". IMDB.
  4. "Almost Perfect-Bertha Bay-Sa Pan". richgirlproductions.com. 2012-09-26. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23.


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