Chris Naoki Lee, Imani Hakim, Kara Wang, Kausar Mohammed and Allison Paige (Director and Cast of DINNER PARTY)

Hyphen in Hollywood

In this special episode of the Hyphen in Hollywood podcast, director Chris Naoki Lee made his return to the podcast - and he brought some friends too.

In this actor's roundtable podcast, we were able to get the main cast of dinner party - Chris Naoki Lee, Imani Hakim, Kara Wang, Kausar Mohammed and Allison Paige - together in the same room to record an actor's roundtable reflecting on their experience working on DINNER PARTY, Chris's directorial debut, and a personal passion project for years.

A film firmly rooted in our time, DINNER PARTY poses a simple, blunt question: If you met up with your high school friends today, would you still fuck with them? This sentiment was expressed with aplomb during our fascinating actor's roundtable, with each of the cast members parlaying their unique perspective on the countless social themes, discomforts and realities expressed within the film. We're excited to share this raw, honest and ultimately hopeful mediation on the role art can in healing a lot of our society's great ails. Thank you to Chris, Imani, Kara, Kausar and Allison for sharing your experience.