Writer(s): David Lewis
Producer(s): Chris Chung, Brian Veskosky
Starring: Jay Wong, James Marks, Sandra Lee
Daniel Chang is a closeted first-generation Chinese-American who strives to be the perfect Chinese son for his mother and grandmother in his father's absence. When his mother rents the downstairs apartment to Robert, a hunky midwestern post college man, sparks seem to fly almost instantly. Thankful for the flight of stairs that separates them, Daniel is able to focus on his career and being the best son his mother has ever seen. And then fate brought him a broken sewage pipe in the apartment downstairs, forcing Robert to move into Daniel's room. Without the distance, the two hopelessly fall in love but struggle to keep their love under wraps in a traditional Chinese household. 
This is very much a senior thesis film, but lacks the inconsistent or hold laden plot. Filmmaker, Todd Wilson, does an excellent job of creating a cohesive narrative while still giving the necessary eye-candy to entice gay male viewers.
Similar in story and structure to the lesbian film, Saving Face, this film conveys the struggle of first-generation minorities pulled between the often archaic traditional values instilled by parents and elders and the modernity of living in the US. IN this film's particular case, the comedic elements add a sense of levity to an otherwise serious topic. This is definitely a keeper of a film and one that I would consider purchasing as a guilty pleasure...and to see actor James Mark in all of his adorable splendor.
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