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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Marilyn Fu, "Rosemead"
Description: Screenwriter and playwright Marilyn Fu turns her intimate, character-driven lens on suburban California in Rosemead, a quietly powerful drama about identity, community, and the echoes of family history. Set in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, the film follows a young woman caught between the expectations of her immigrant upbringing and the life she’s trying to build on her own terms.Fu, known for her nuanced storytelling and emotional precision, grounds the film in real cultural texture—capturing everything from neighborhood rivalries to the unspoken tensions that can run through generations. Rosemead unfolds with a gentle but gripping rhyt...