Viewfinder by Jon M. Chu (7/23/24)

Long before he was directing Wicked, In The Heights, or the groundbreaking film Crazy Rich Asians was setting box-office records, director Jon Chu was a movie-obsessed first-generation Chinese American, helping at his parents’ restaurant and forever facing the cultural identity crisis endemic to people of color in the United States. When Chu graduated from USC film school, he struggled to establish himself, failing over and over again and questioning whether his endeavor was worth it, until his hard work finally paid off. In his book, for the first time, Chu dives deep into this period of his life, telling the universal story of questioning what it means when your dreams collide with the reality of your circumstances, and showing how it’s possible to succeed despite the odds.