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Interview
with Josiah Lee
BY JOHN
LEE
 KTown213:
Hey Josiah, give our viewers your 30-second intro!
Josiah Lee: I was born in Korea, came to
the states (Seattle) at the age of 10, went to college
in Boston, and returned to Korea to do acting because I
didn't want to play shop keepers who speak broken
English or a Kung Fu fighting machine in America...But
I moved back to Los Angeles to grow in my craft and
work in film and TV.
KT213: So tell us about your upcoming project,
Smashing Stereotypes. How did the whole project come
about?
JL: I was playing cards with the director,
writer, and the producer when the director said, let's
do it, and it was done! Hollywood wasn’t giving me to
the opportunity to play normal lead roles, so Kitania
Kavey decided to create film herself. In the beginning,
nobody wanted to direct it because of the ending and/or
the story, but the director, Kitania Kavey went ahead
and did it herself (her directorial debut) and now it's
an official selection of two festivals.
KT213: What can we expect from the film?
JL: It’s the harsh reality of what Asian actors
have to put up with in Hollywood…It's sad actually, but
we did it in a very entertaining way.
KT213: Where can we check out Smashing
Stereotypes? We would love to come out and support!
JL: You can visit the website:
www.smashingstereotypes.com and the film will premier
at the SoCal Independent Film Festival.
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