Sean Wang’s ‘Dìdi’ Goes to Focus Features

The film marks Wang’s feature-length directorial debut

"Didi"
"Didi" (courtesy of Sundance)

Focus Features has obtained worldwide rights to director Sean Wang’s coming-of-age film “Dìdi” out of Sundance. The film won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the Sundance Film Festival last week.

The movie follows the title character, played by Izaac Wang, as he navigates adolescence while being a Taiwanese-American boy living in the Bay Area. Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, and Chang Li Hua also star.

“Dìdi” is produced by Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, and Sean Wang. Chris Quintos Cathcart, Tyler Boehm, Robina Riccitiello, Joan Chen, Chris Columbus,  Eleanor Columbus, Dave A.

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