Joy Ride Director Interview: Adele Lim on Choosing K-pop Over Water Buffalo
25Adele Lim has a significant amount of experience working as a producer and writer, including scoring an Annie Award nomination for her work on Raya and the Last Dragon, but Joy Ride marks a pretty big first for her; it’s her directorial debut, and a phenomenal one at that.
The SXSW Audience Award winner stars Ashley Park as Audrey, an Asian American adoptee. When Audrey gets the opportunity to travel to China for a work assignment, a deal that could help her become a partner at her law firm, she opts to bring her free-spirited best friend Lolo (Sherry Cola) with her. Much to Audrey’s surprise, Lolo’s cousin, Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), comes along for the ride as well, and when they get to China, they also meet up with Audrey’s soap star college roommate, Kat played by Academy Award nominee Stephanie Hsu. While Audrey starts the trip laser-focused on work, she soon comes to realize the higher priorities are embracing this unexpected family and also herself.
With Joy Ride making its way into theaters nationwide on July 7th, I got the chance to sit down with Lim to revisit her experience directing her very first feature film. She discussed some vital advice received before getting behind the lens, the value of having highly supportive studio partners in Lionsgate and Point Grey, and detailed her process when figuring out when to apply notes from others and when to trust her own gut. Hear about all of that and more in the video interview at the top of this article, or you can read the conversation in transcript form below.
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