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

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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: https://vimeo.com/user5078400
- Midday Crisis is about a depressed man who calls a suicide hotline; based on a personal experience. https://vimeo.com/90469031
- Jeff’s short documentary “A Family Day”, follows his grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s, for one day. https://vimeo.com/121260771
- Santa Claus, in which Jeff directs and acts in, two lonely people share a contentious X-mas dinner. https://vimeo.com/194920753
- He loves documentaries as well as the narrative form.
- Discussion gets deep into Invisibilia’s podcast - A Very Offensive Rom-Com: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/04/709948132/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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