MOONFACE

A coming-of-age story set in Downey, CA.

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Maya Sugarman joins James Kim to talk about their new podcast, Magnificent Jerk, from Apple TV+ and Pineapple Street Studios.

The documentary series follows Maya on a journey to discover who her uncle really was. Starting with a box of his forgotten screenplays, the series sees her discovering that he was a member of a Chinese gang who went to jail before turning his life story into the Crazy Six screenplay (albeit with a few twists).

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This is where the story ends.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers includes Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids.
The end credits song is “Nililiya” by Joyce Kwon.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
Remy Ortiz......DANNY
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
Naomi Ko......ZO
Casey O'Brien......WARREN
Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE
James Bak......PAUL'S DAD
Chris Yejin......GINA'S MOM

Other actors in this episode include Joe Kim, Tricia Tongco, and Oscar Cha.

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
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Paul takes a deep breath.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen.
The end credits song is “Paul” by Big Thief.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
Naomi Ko......ZO
Casey O'Brien......WARREN
Kristina Gerber......SERVER
Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
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Paul goes dancing.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids.
The song "Gou Talk" by Peggy Gou is featured in the club scene.
The end credits song is “BAGS” by Clairo.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
Remy Ortiz......DANNY
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
Naomi Ko......ZO
Casey O'Brien......WARREN
Taeho K......YOUNG PAUL
Jeanne Heo......MS KIM
Brian Lee......KEVIN
Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.