EP 618: Kenny Riches On Directing, Acting, And Isolation In “Mouse”

This week on Asian America: TKFP, Ken sits down with hapa Japanese American writer, director, and actor Kenny Riches to talk about his award-winning feature film, Mouse.

Winner of Best Narrative Feature and the Grand Chameleon Award at the Brooklyn Film Festival, Mouse is a dark comedy and crime-noir set in early-2000s Salt Lake City. We chat about:

✨ Subverting classic crime-noir tropes

✨ The tension of self-invention & urban isolation

✨ Directing himself in a lead role

✨ Confronting costly life decisions—on screen and off

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