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Shawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director. He has also danced on Broadway, and acted in an independent feature-length film. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a visiting friend, Shawn Ku developed his 2010 film Beautiful Boy from those experiences.
shawn’s bio. For writer-director Shawn Ku, it all started when he realized that his parents had brainwashed him into thinking he wanted to be a doctor. What an Asian-American cliche.
Shawn Ku is known for Beautiful Boy (2010), Feel the Beat (2020) and Pretty Dead Girl (2004).
- Producer, Director, Writer
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- From Harvard to Hollywood…?
- The Enthusiasm of Nicholas Cage
- The Enduring Appeal of Revenge Stories
- Of Guilt and Insomnia
Jim Dixon for Film Inquiry: I have to ask: How does a guy who graduated from Harvard University with a degree in chemistry, and who was accepted into medical school end up making movies? Shawn Ku: [laughs] I have no idea. I can only blame my mom, she raised me on MGM musicals like Gene Kelly musicals, Fred Astaire, they were on all the time. She ju...
I think you’re right and I canimagine being in this character’s predicament — feeling like he’s missed out on his son’s entire life and trying to rebuild a relationship after years apart. How did you enjoy working with Nicolas Cage? Shawn Ku: Oh, Nick is awesome! First of all, he’s so committed you know, when he signs on for a project — and he plug...
He can make quite an impression with his performance in this. Revenge stories never seem to go out of fashion, and obviously there’s more going on in your movie than just a quest for revenge, but that’s definitely part of the story. What do you think is behind the ongoing popularity of revenge stories? Shawn Ku: That’s an interesting question. I th...
Your main character in this movie is a particularly complex guy – and I think Nicolas Cage gives a very sensitive performance – a guy who on the one hand is capable of committing cold-blooded murder yet on the other is searching for love. And he can’t sleep. He strikes me as a very, very tragic character. Why does he have insomnia? Shawn Ku: I thin...
Jun 1, 2011 · A former Broadway dancer, he both acted and did choreography on several films before making his directorial debut Pretty Dead Girl in 2004. He debuted Beautiful Boy in San Sebastien and Toronto last September, where it won a FIPRESCI prize. It opens in Manhattan on Friday. Beautiful Boy director Shawn Ku.
Aug 2, 2019 · A Score to Settle: Directed by Shawn Ku. With Nicolas Cage, Noah Le Gros, Karolina Wydra, Mohamed Karim. An ex-enforcer for a local crime syndicate has vowed to enact retribution on his mob bosses after 19 years of wrongful imprisonment.
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Shawn Ku is an American choreographer and motion picture director. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a visiting friend, Shawn Ku developed his 2010 film Beautiful Boy from those experiences.
