“Everything Everywhere All at Once” garnered most of the categories at the 2023 Academy Awards.  It’s really appropriate to see “Fresh off the Boat” actor Randall Park, who has taken Asian entertainment power to the next level, to make his first stab at feature filmmaking in “Shortcomings” which is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine (who also wrote the screenplay). 

Now, Sony Picture Classic has a new trailer for a highly anticipated mainly Asian cast film. The film had its debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Ben Tanaka (Justin H. Min) is an aspiring filmmaker who spends much of his time managing an arthouse movie theater in Burbank rather than exercising his movie-making skills. Though he’s blessed with a mature-minded girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki), his wandering eye for blonde Caucasian girls slowly disrupts his relationship, which further deteriorates when Miko leaves for an internship in New York.

Written by Adrian Tomine, the film stars Justin H.

Min (“After Yang,” “Beef”), Sherry Cola (“Joyride”), Ally Maki (“The Big Door Prize”), Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon,  and Timothy Simons. The film centers on a trio of young Bay Area urbanites–Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi, and Alice Kim–as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships, traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.