By Daniel Eagan
Actors from Sammo Hung to Sylvia Chang have tackled the problems Asian immigrants face in the US and Canada. “Model,” aka “Anchor Baby,” takes a narrowly focused approach to the issue. In her debut feature, director Ran Jing shows how bias and bureaucracy can thwart even those positioned on professional fast tracks.
Lu Shi (Yuxian Shang), a Chinese immigrant in New York City, is at the end of her rope. Trained as an architect, she washes dishes in a restaurant to get by, living on leftovers and fending off eviction notices. When she finally lands an interview with the prestigious Greyson firm, she learns she needs a valid visa to accept the entry-level position.
“Are you an athlete?” asks the discount immigration attorney she consults for help. “Can you get married?” Lu’s options are so limited that when she learns about a “medical parole” visa exception,...
Actors from Sammo Hung to Sylvia Chang have tackled the problems Asian immigrants face in the US and Canada. “Model,” aka “Anchor Baby,” takes a narrowly focused approach to the issue. In her debut feature, director Ran Jing shows how bias and bureaucracy can thwart even those positioned on professional fast tracks.
Lu Shi (Yuxian Shang), a Chinese immigrant in New York City, is at the end of her rope. Trained as an architect, she washes dishes in a restaurant to get by, living on leftovers and fending off eviction notices. When she finally lands an interview with the prestigious Greyson firm, she learns she needs a valid visa to accept the entry-level position.
“Are you an athlete?” asks the discount immigration attorney she consults for help. “Can you get married?” Lu’s options are so limited that when she learns about a “medical parole” visa exception,...
- 10/1/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Network: TLC. Episodes: 16 (hour). Seasons: Two. TV show dates: August 22, 2016 -- February 22, 2017. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Danielle Savre, Brock O'Hurn, Kelly Sullivan, Brad Benedict, Brooke Anne Smith, Alpha Trivette, Trisha Rae Stahl, Robert Craighead, Annie Thrash, Curran Walters, Ashley Love-Mills, Nick Ballard, Charles Justo, Christian Ochoa, and Justin Gabriel. TV show description: A dramatic series, this TV show tells the story of a young woman from a modest upbringing who discovers she may have a bright future in Washington DC's fast-paced political scene. When Anna (Danielle Savre) leaves her trailer park home in Alabama in a cloud of dust, she cuts all ties with her family and buries every element of her checkered past. Her friends in Washington think she comes from a wealthy...
- 12/20/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
It's goodbye for Too Close to Home. A spokesperson for TLC has confirmed to TVSeriesFinale the Tyler Perry series has been cancelled after two seasons.The scripted drama follows a woman who relocates from Washington DC to her Alabama hometown after a major scandal. The cast includes Danielle Savre, Brock O’Hurn, Kelly Sullivan, Brad Benedict, Brooke Anne Smith, Alpha Trivette, Trisha Rae Stahl, Robert Craighead, Annie Thrash, Curran Walters, Ashley Love-Mills, Nick Ballard, Charles Justo, Christian Ochoa, and Justin Gabriel.Read More…...
- 12/20/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Tyler Perry's Too Close to Home TV show has been renewed for a second season on TLC. The eight episode first season just premiered on August 22nd. The drama -- starring Danielle Savre, Brock O’Hurn, Kelly Sullivan, Brad Benedict, and Brooke Anne Smith -- is TLC's first scripted series.The Too Close to Home TV series' cast also includes: Alpha Trivette, Trisha Rae Stahl, Robert Craighead, Annie Thrash, and Curran Walters. Ashley Love-Mills, Nick Ballard, Charles Justo, Christian Ochoa, and Justin Gabriel recur. Heather Locklear and Matt Battaglia guest star.Read More…...
- 9/2/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
TLC has been airing reality shows for years but is now getting into the scripted series business -- with Tyler Perry. Will Too Close to Home draw big ratings like some of Perry's other scripted shows? Cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.On Too Close to Home, a woman from small town Alabama moves to Washington DC to start a new life and join the political scene. Following a major scandal, she retreats to the town and family that she'd been hoping to leave behind. The cast includes Danielle Savre, Brock O'Hurn, Kelly Sullivan, Brad Benedict, Brooke Anne Smith, Alpha Trivette, Trisha Rae Stahl, Robert Craighead, Annie Thrash, Curran Walters, Ashley Love-Mills, Nick Ballard, Charles Justo, Christian Ochoa, and Justin Gabriel. Heather Locklear and Matt Battaglia are guest stars.Read More…...
- 8/24/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Deadline reports Tyler Perry's Too Close to Home TV show will premiere on TLC, Monday, August 22, 2016 at 9:00pm. Production began in Atlanta, back in June. An eight-episode drama, Too Close to Home follows a young woman from a working class family who achieves success in the "fast-paced D.C. political circuit." Too Close to Home is TLC's first scripted series.Too Close to Home stars: Danielle Savre, Brock O’Hurn, Kelly Sullivan, Brad Benedict, and Brooke Anne Smith. The Too Close to Home TV series cast also includes: Alpha Trivette, Trisha Rae Stahl, Robert Craighead, Annie Thrash, and Curran Walters. Ashley Love-Mills, Nick Ballard, Charles Justo, Christian Ochoa, and Justin Gabriel recur. Heather Locklear and Matt Battaglia guest star.Read More…...
- 7/21/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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