19 Mar “Starring Jerry As Himself” (Film): An Inside Look By Cybercrime Magazine
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Sausalito, Calif. – Nov. 8, 2024
In the 2023 movie “Starring Jerry As Himself,” a family documents how their Taiwanese immigrant father, Jerry Hsu, a recently divorced and retired Florida man, is recruited by the Chinese police to be an undercover agent only to discover a darker truth.
The film’s director, Law Chen, and its producer, Jonathan Hsu (who is also Jerry’s son and plays himself), gave us the backstory on their production, which was acquired by Greenwich Entertainment earlier this year.
A 4-minute and 30-second video produced by Cybercrime Magazine combines footage from the movie and interview segments with Chen and Hsu.
“Everybody is the hero of their own movie. That’s a central conceit to the hybrid documentary,” according to the Austin Chronicle, which also reports that the film screened as part of the 2023 Austin Asian American Film Festival.
“I felt brainwashed by the end of the scam,” Jerry told Cybercrime Magazine today. “I felt trapped, like I had to keep it a secret. I hope this movie is shared and talked about so that people can be aware.”
“Starring Jerry As Himself” is now playing Nov. 8-12 at the IFC Center in New York City. The next showing will be on Dec. 14 at the AMC 20 in Tallahassee, Fla.
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