
Is your name Grace Lee? Do you think you are the only Grace Lee? Did you know there are quite a few of you? Oh yes, it is true. There are many of you and they are all over. They are mostly typically dutiful Asian daughters with the associated and expected talents. Except, that is not always true. Then again there are even more Grace Lees around. Why?... (Full plot summary below)
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Is your name Grace Lee? Do you think you are the only Grace Lee? Did you know there are quite a few of you? Oh yes, it is true. There are many of you and they are all over. They are mostly typically dutiful Asian daughters with the associated and expected talents. Except, that is not always true. Then again there are even more Grace Lees around. Why?
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| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxThrough what sounds like a project of unpromisingly limited scope, Lee manages to touch on a surprisingly wide range of subjects, from cultural identity, familial expectations, community responsibility and, above all, self-definition. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA funny and insightful exploration into identity issues we all can recognize. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoLuckily for us, Grace Lee recorded everything in the fun documentary The Grace Lee Project. |
| Portland OregonianShawn LevyThere are flashes here of a more involving movie, but, as if living up to the cliches associated with her name, filmmaker Lee is content to sit quietly and let others talk. |
| Los Angeles TimesJohn AndersonWhat she finds is good for her and good for us -- a journey of realization for anyone who's ever felt lost in the crowd. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorNiftily shot and edited, The Grace Lee Project isn't just a witty unpacking of stereotype. It's also a welcome freshening of the old documentary saw that there's no such thing as an ordinary person. |
| Village VoiceDennis LimA breezy first-person video essay that goes in search of the average Asian American woman, all the while wondering if there is in fact such a thing. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyTrivial-sounding hook manages to float a funny but complex meditation on identity, ethnicity and cultural expectations that should be as accessible to teens as adults. |
| Film ThreatEric CamposThis interesting and humorous ride brings a wild variety of Grace Lees, to Grace’s delight and our amusement, providing an informative and heartfelt look, more personal than academic, of a culture and the single bond they all share. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenAlthough The Grace Lee Project is ostensibly about a name, it's really about cultural assimilation and a stereotype of virtue and subservience that has deep roots on both sides of the Pacific. As oppressive as her name may be, Ms. Lee also knows full well that there are worse fates than being a 16-year-old Harvard freshman. |