The Farewell’s Writer/Director Lulu Wang on her Breakout Film

Narrative feature The Farewell, from writer/director Lulu Wang, is based on her own experience with her family dealing with what is called a “good lie.” As is Chinese tradition, they decide to keep grandmother Nai Nai in the dark about her diagnosis of terminal cancer. A wedding is orchestrated as an excuse for the family to come and see her from all over the world. Central character Billi, played by Awkwafina, is the fictionalized version of Wang,