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You might’ve come across a short film on Instagram called PASSING, Starring Carter Jenkins and Veronica Kelegian . In only three weeks, it amassed 7 million views - absolutely mind-blowing. The film was created by Adrian Yang, and I sat down with him to talk about his process on PASSING and his journey in the filmmaking world.

00:00: Intro

02:00: The making of PASSING

17:00: Leading up to making the film

24:10: Talking to strangers

28:45: Improv leading to this opportunity

36:30: Meeting Carter Jenkins

38:00: LA vs NY vs Europe

41:00: Getting PASSING on Letterboxd

44:30: Already working on next films

53:00: tips for actors reaching out to him

58:00: Advice for filmmakers

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Read Veronica’s Substack that helped inspire PASSING: https://veronicakelegian.substack.com/p/meet-me-in-real-life