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EP 618: Kenny Riches On Directing, Acting, And Isolation In "Mouse"
This week on Asian America: TKFP, Ken sits down with hapa Japanese American writer, director, and actor Kenny Riches to talk about his award-winning feature film, Mouse.
Winner of Best Narrative Feature and the Grand Chameleon Award at the Brooklyn Film Festival, Mouse is a dark comedy and crime-noir set in early-2000s Salt Lake City. We chat about:
✨ Subverting classic crime-noir tropes
✨ The tension of self-invention & urban isolation
✨ Directing himself in a lead role
✨ Confronting costly life decisions—on screen and off
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