Yin & Young - EP41 - Filmmaker Jeff Man - Loneliness, Growth, Acceptance

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In Yin & Young episode 41, we chat with Jeff Man about filmmaking, mental health, and being more accepting.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Dating and loneliness.

• Dan consumes podcasts in 2x

• Jeff grew up in DC, which has a diverse population.

• Parents grew up in Hong Kong.

• Spoke Cantonese, Mandarin, and English as a kid. Ended up in ESL in kindergarten and resented it.

• Watching Chinese films helped with his language skills.

• Uncle was a big movie buff.

• Has been in LA for 9 years. When Jeff first moved here, it was a hard transition. “LA is a very lonely city.”

• Jeff’s boss encouraged him to make short films by giving him a $100 monthly budget. You can see all his films here: Jeff Man on Vimeo

  • Midday Crisis is about a depressed man who calls a suicide hotline; based on a personal experience.

  • Jeff’s short documentary “A Family Day”, follows his grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s, for one day.

  • Santa Claus, in which Jeff directs and acts in, two lonely people share a contentious X-mas dinner.

• He loves documentaries as well as the narrative form.

• Discussion gets deep into Invisibilia’s podcast - A Very Offensive Rom-Com

  • White male Asian female coupling

  • Asian male desirability

• Everyone has their own preferences.

• Wishes people had more self-awareness.

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LANGUAGE CORNER

Chinese Internet Slang (fr. James) - 拉黑 (lāhēi) which is short for 拉到黑名單 (lādàohēimíngdān) - put on a blacklist

Mandarin (fr. Jeff) - 男子漢大丈夫流血不流淚 (nánzǐhàn dàzhàngfū liúxuè bù liúlèi) - real men shed blood, not tears [Jeff disagrees]

Japanese (fr. Dan) - 勿体無い (もったいない) - mottainai - wasteful/what a waste

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