Rosemead

Critically acclaimed actress and filmmaker Lucy Liu is internationally recognized for roles in films that have grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide, including Kill Bill, Charlie’s Angels, Chicago (2002), Set It Up (2018), Presence (2024), and Red One (2024). She produced and stars in the indie feature Rosemead which will be released in theaters this December. The feature film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, won Best Narrative Feature at the Bentonville Film Festival, and won the Prix du Public UBS audience award at the Locarno Film Festival where Liu also accepted its prestigious Career Achievement Award.

Liu earned Emmy nominations for Ally McBeal (1998–2002) and The Pirate Queen (VR), and has produced and championed impactful documentaries including Freedom’s Fury (2006) and Redlight (2009). A celebrated visual artist and longtime UNICEF Ambassador, Liu became only the second Asian American woman in nearly 60 years to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Lawrence Shou is a young Asian American actor from Fremont, California, making his feature film debut in Rosemead, starring alongside Lucy Liu. He was cast from an open self-tape audition for the lead role of “Joe” from hundreds of submissions. Shou was drawn to the project’s focus on mental health, an issue he has been deeply rooted in since childhood, particularly within the Asian American community. In addition to growing up with a mother who works in a youth mental health facility, Shou has also experienced and overcome his own challenges with mental health. As such he hopes for this film to spread awareness and erase stigma towards youth mental health and schizophrenia. Before acting, Shou trained as a semi-professional figure skater. He continues to stay active through sports like basketball and boxing, and enjoys spending his downtime with his dog or playing video games.

It was while majoring in sociology and film studies at UC Berkeley that director Eric Lin decided to dive into the world of filmmaking. He is best known for his cinematography work on the critically acclaimed The Exploding Girl (2009), The Sound of Silence (2019), House of Spoils (2024), I Smile Back (2015), and Hearts Beat Loud (2018), which have premiered at prestigious film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto. Early in his filmmaking days, Lin’s own New York University MFA short documentary, Music Palace (2005), gained notice and played at influential festivals such as Telluride and New Directors/New Films. Rosemead marks Lin’s feature directorial debut.