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1. www.npr.org › 2024/02/21 › 1232983890'Nai Nai & Wài Pó' are grandmas turned Oscar ... - NPR

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   Feb 21, 2024 · Three years ago, during the height of COVID, 29-year-old filmmaker Sean Wang moved from New York back to California to live with his family, including his paternal grandmother, his Nai...

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2. www.nbcnewyork.com › entertainment › entertainmentSean Wang goes to the Oscars with home movie about his ...

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   Feb 15, 2024 · “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó,” Wang’s deeply charming portrait of his grandmothers, is nominated for best documentary short at the Academy Awards. In it, Wang films Yi and Chang going about their ...

3. www.independent.co.uk › news › ap-new-york-sean-baySean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are ...

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   Feb 14, 2024 · They watch “Superbad.” But mostly, “Wài Pó and Nǎi Nai,” which translates as maternal grandmother and paternal grandmother in Mandarin, captures the joy of two spirited ladies in older age as...

4. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-news'Nai Nai and Wai Po' Grandmas: "How Could We Be Movie Stars?"

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   Feb 24, 2024 · In Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, Wang asks his grandmothers to reflect on their past and present, but the film is also a joyful chronicle that was a deliberate response to the nationwide wave of violence...

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5. www.usnews.com › news › entertainmentSean Wang Made a Home Movie. Now, He and His Grandmothers Are ...

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   Feb 14, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Wang’s two grandmothers live together. They read the newspaper together. They dance together. They sleep in the same bed and complain about each other’s farts.

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   Feb 21, 2024 · Three years ago, during the height of COVID, 29-year-old filmmaker Sean Wang moved from New York back to California to live with his family, including his paternal grandmother, his Nai...

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   Why did Sean Wang leave his family?

   • Filmmaker Sean Wang, left, and his grandmothers Chang Li Hua and Yi Yan Fuei, and producer Sam Davis pictured at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills on February 12. During the pandemic, filmmaker Sean Wang moved home and realized he wanted to preserve the unexpected time with his family.

   'Nai Nai & Wài Pó' are grandmas turned Oscar-nominated movie stars …

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   Who is Sean Wan?

   • Filmmaker Sean Wan moved back in with his grandmothers Yi Yan Fuei, left, and Chang Li Hua during the pandemic. His film chronicling their day-to-day life has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Film category.

   'Nai Nai & Wài Pó' are grandmas turned Oscar-nominated movie stars …

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   How did Wang and his family react to the Oscar nomination?

   • Wang and his family’s reaction to the Oscar nomination was captured on video and recently went viral: Wang jumping for joy and embracing his grandmothers before they can even process the announcement on the telecast. “You earned it,” Chang said to Wang over a joint video call with Yi from their home in Fremont, Calif.

   These Grandmas Are Going to the Oscars - The New York Times

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   Why did Wang Bury Sean?

   • When Wang, their 29-year-old grandson, was getting into filmmaking, one of the first he made was a short where Yi and Chang feed him blueberries. When Sean refuses, they kill him and bury him in the backyard. Wang kept shooting them in their Bay Area home, especially after he moved back in with his nearby mom during the pandemic.

   Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are goi…

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8. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/13 › moviesThese Grandmas Are Going to the Oscars - The New York Times

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   Feb 13, 2024 · In the documentary short “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó,” Sean Wang chronicles the inner lives of his grandmothers. Now, the film is nominated for an Academy Award.