Chang Li Hua and Yi Yan Fuei are the stars of "Nai Nai and Wai Po," the Oscar-nominated documentary short now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Sean Wang has always believed his grandmothers were movie stars — and now they have an Oscar nomination to prove it.
Wang, 29, is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker whose film "Nai Nai and Wai Po" (which translates to "grandma and grandma" in Mandarin Chinese) is up for Best Documentary Short Film for the 96th Academy Awards.
The days we spend feeling joy and the days we spend feeling pain are the same days spent.
One line from his Nai Nai was particularly resonant: "The days we spend feeling joy and the days we spend feeling pain are the same days spent.
Persons:
Chang Li Hua, Yi Yan Fuei, Oscar, Sean Wang, —, Wang, Yan Fuei, Wai Po, he'd, Yi, Chang, Yi Yan, There's
Organizations:
Disney, SXSW
Locations:
Wai, Los Angeles, Fremont , Calif, New York City, U.S