"Brush With Danger" was nominated in the best picture category for the 2015 Oscars and competed with movies, such as "The Hobbit" and "Transformers."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian film director Livi Zheng faced difficulties in directing her first film titled "Brush with Danger" in Hollywood, the United States, as she was underestimated as an Asian.
"One of my colleagues said that the three barriers I would face in directing a movie in the Hollywood film industry, were being Asian, a youngster, and a woman," Zheng affirmed here on Wednesday.
According to Zheng, American cinema is full of creative people who are highly experienced, white males.
On this basis, Zheng confessed to having encountered difficulties in becoming a director in the Hollywood film industry. However, she could eventually overcome the three obstacles through hard work.
Zheng explained that she began playing an active role in the movie production process and got involved in several behind-the-scenes roles, such as being a set stylist, script writer, and production assistant, among others.
Zheng finally earned the trust to direct "Brush With Danger," which released across silver screens in the United States in November 2014.
Nevertheless, Zheng admitted to being lucky as she got the opportunity to direct a Hollywood movie due to the wushu martial art. Through the Chinese martial art, she became acquainted with a renowned movie producer.
Zheng was grateful that her movie was nominated for the 2015 Oscars, one of the highest honors bestowed on filmmakers across the world.
"Brush With Danger" was nominated in the best picture category for the 2015 Oscars and competed with movies, such as "The Hobbit" and "Transformers."
According to Zheng, her film was nominated for the Oscars as it showed a side of humanity that was different from several other nominated films that carried graphics and futuristic technology themes.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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