James Redford's film just premiered at Sundance. But he didn't live to see it [deseret.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/18/214:00 AM

By Lottie Elizabeth Johnson, Deseret News, February 7, 2021

While watching the documentary about her life, “Joy Luck Club” author Amy Tan had one big observation: “I look like I’m on the verge of crying all the time.”

At its heart, that statement is really a testament to director James “Jamie” Redford.

Tan was reluctant when Redford first approached her about doing a documentary. The 68-year-old author had been in the spotlight ever since publishing “The Joy Luck Club” — her first novel — in 1989.

The story about four Chinese American families in San Francisco became a pivotal work for Asian American representation. Last year, the 1993 film adaptation of “Joy Luck Club” was preserved in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry.

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