IFC Films picks up 'Ping Pong Playa'Documentarian Jessica Yu's narrative debutJuly 20, 2008, 06:10 PM ET
NEW YORK -- IFC Films has picked up U.S. theatrical rights to
Jessica Yu's Asian American-themed comedy "Ping Pong Playa."
It follows aspiring pro basketball player Christopher "C-dub" Wang (Jimmy Tsai) who is forced to settle for running his mother's ping pong class. "Playa" is the narrative debut for documentarian Yu ("Protagonist," the Oscar-winning short "Breathing Lessons"), who co-wrote it with Tsai. It premiered at last fall's Toronto International Film Festival, screened this weekend at New York's Asian-American Film Festival and will hit select theaters Sept. 5. IFC's Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with ICM and The Firm. IFC Films picks up 'Ping Pong Playa'Documentarian Jessica Yu's narrative debutJuly 20, 2008, 06:10 PM ET
NEW YORK -- IFC Films has picked up U.S. theatrical rights to Jessica Yu's Asian American-themed comedy "Ping Pong Playa."
It follows aspiring pro basketball player Christopher "C-dub" Wang (Jimmy Tsai) who is forced to settle for running his mother's ping pong class. "Playa" is the narrative debut for documentarian Yu ("Protagonist," the Oscar-winning short "Breathing Lessons"), who co-wrote it with Tsai. It premiered at last fall's Toronto International Film Festival, screened this weekend at New York's Asian-American Film Festival and will hit select theaters Sept. 5. IFC's Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with ICM and The Firm.
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