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For more than a decade, Wong Fu Productions has served as a home for exquisitely-made short films. The videos shared on Wesley Chan and Philip Wang's channel are sometimes funny and sometimes deeply emotional, but no matter the subject of a particular Wong Fu short, it is made with precision and care. In recent years, Chan and Wang have expanded their scope.They produced a feature film called Everything Before Us in 2015, and their latest project is Single By 30, an upcoming YouTube Red series based on a previous Wong Fu short.

To celebrate Chan and Wang's success on YouTube, we asked them a few questions:

Tubefitler: How does it feel to have more than 2.7 million subscribers on your channel? What do you have to say to your fans?

Wong Fu Productions: We're extremely grateful to have our subscribers, it's incredible knowing that we have the potential to...

Wesley Chan, Ted Fu, and Philip Wang have been releasing short films on YouTube for nearly a decade, and now, thanks to an assist from their fans, they have debuted their first ever feature-length production. The filmmaking team collectively known as Wong Fu Productions has made the romantic drama film Everything Before Us available on Vimeo On Demand.

Everything Before Us follows the stories of two couples who live in a world where all relationships are strictly monitored by a government agency. One of the couples is just beginning its romance, while the other is falling apart. The strong cast includes Ki Hong Lee (Dong in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Randall Park (Kim Jong-un in The Interview).

In order to finance their film, Wong Fu headed to Indiegogo, where they raised more than $358,000 early in 2014. By securing so much money through their fans, they were able to retain complete creative...

Read More: Vimeo Invests $10 Million in Vimeo On Demand Service Ahead of SXSW In the upcoming drama "Everything Before Us," marriage isn't the only union that must be legitimized. The debut feature from Philip Wang and Wesley Chan tells the unique story of two couples trying their best to maintain and strengthen their love while navigating around the rules of an organization that monitors all romantic relationships. As one budding couple attempts to register for the first time, another is ending their relationship with termination contracts. Their activities are documented and monitored by the Department of Emotional Integrity (Dei), a Dmv-styled agency that issues a relationship score to keep individuals accountable for their relationship activity and choices. The score is public for all to see and affects various aspects of their daily lives. The film stars  Aaron Yoo ("Disturbia"), Ki Hong Lee ("The Maze Runer"), Randall Park...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

"Focus"

Will Smith and Margot Robbie are now filming the highly anticipated "Suicide Squad" movie, but watch them as con artists in this crime drama, which is available June 2. The "Focus" Blu-ray/DVD combo includes the special features "Masters of Misdirection: The Players in a Con, "Will Smith: Gentleman Thief," "Margot Robbie: Stealing Hearts," deleted scenes, and an alternate opening.

"McFarland USA"

Kevin Costner stars in Disney's inspirational sports drama about a successful high school cross country team in McFarland, California. The Digital HD, Blu-ray, and DVD all come with special features including "Juntos" music video and a featurette called "Inspiring McFarland."

"Jupiter Ascending"

This was pretty much demolished by critics, but it still has some defenders and a great...

It looks like Karai will have a larger role in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, as Deadline report that the character has been recast, with Brittany Ishibashi replacing Minae Noji. Karai's origins are never alluded to in the first movie, but there have been several variations of them over the years. In classic Tmnt lore she's depicted as being either the daughter or granddaughter of Shredder, but in the new animated series for example, she's is actually Splinter's daughter, who's stolen and raised by Shredder to believe that the Turtles' sensei is the one responsible for the death of her mother. Ishibashi most recently appeared in TV shows such as Grace And Frankie, Bones and Emily Owens, M.D., as well as features Everything Before Us and The Harvesting. The actress joins Gary Anthony Williams, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Stephen Amell, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney and Brian Tee in the...

Brittany Ishibashi is suiting up for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, Dave Green’s live-action sequel to last year’s hit reboot. She will play Shredder’s daughter Karai in the Paramount Pictures feature from Gama Entertainment Partners and Nickelodeon Movies. Ishibashi’s recent credits include Grace And Frankie, Bones and Emily Owens, M.D., along with the features Everything Before Us and The Harvesting. She is repped by Innovative Artists, Kyle Fritz Management and…...

Wong Fu Productions has secured a distribution partner for its first feature-length film. The YouTube group, founded in 2003 and comprised of Philip Chang, Wesley Chan, and Ted Fu, will release the movie Everything Before Us exclusively via Vimeo On Demand on June 3, 2015.

Originally premiering at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on April 23, Everything Before Us is a science fiction romantic drama set in a modern day world not terribly unlike our own, except for the fact a person's romantic history is documented like a credit score. The flick focuses on a couple trying to overcome the inherent drawbacks of the system for individuals who haven't had a lot of luck in love.

Everything Before Us stars Aaron Yoo (The Tomorrow People), Ki Hong Lee (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Randall Park (The Interview), Brittany Ishibashi (Political Animals), Victoria Park (Raven’s Touch), and Brandon Soo Hoo (Tropic Thunder).

Wong Fu Productions...

Popular Youtube outfit Wong Fu Productions’ first feature film, Everything Before Us, will be released worldwide June 3 exclusively on Vimeo on Demand, it was announced this morning. The film first debuted theatrically on April 23, during the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival held in Los Angeles, and can be preordered now on Vimeo. The directorial debut of Wong Fu founders Philip Wang and Wesley Chan, Everything Before Us is a science fiction/romantic drama set in a…...

With their powers combined, Wesley Chan, Ted Fu, and Philip Wang are Wong Fu Productions, an American digital filmmaking group that since 2003 has put out high-quality shorts, music videos, vlogs, and no feature films, all of which target a general and Asian American audience that enjoys entertainment and is currently more than 2.4 million YouTube subscribers strong.

Note that part about “no feature films” isn’t for lack of trying. In an effort to explore new mediums and wax creative Wong Fu navigated a moviemaking path back in 2008, but was stopped in its tracks by an entertainment environment that required permission and a target demographic that didn’t align with Chan, Fu, and Wang’s core audience. But in the past five years, that entertainment environment has evolved, permission is no longer necessary, and niche audiences can be good for business.

So, on April 9, 2015, the trio let loose a one-minute-and-31-second...

The La Asian Pacific Film Festival has reached its 31st year (!) of bringing films from the Api community to Southern California. This year's lineup continues that tradition with a diverse array of films from all around the Pacific Rim. The fest kicks off April 23 with opening nighter Everything Before Us from directors Wesley Chan, Ted Fu and Philip Wang. The centerpiece films are Samantha Futerman and Ryan Miyamoto's separated twins documentary Twinsters and Daniel Park's La-set drama Ktown Cowboys. The fest closes up shop on April 30 with Shonali Bose's Indian-American drama Margarita With A Straw (pictured). "Our International Showcase is one of the strongest ever," states Festival Co-Director Anderson Le. "We have some amazing films from all over Asia including award winning...

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