Director Lulu Wang, who won best feature for The Farewell at this year’s Independent Spirit Awards, celebrated her 37th birthday two weeks later by bartending for 300 fans.
Announced the night before on Twitter, the event, held at noted Melrose Avenue fine dining restaurant Auburn (where her younger brother, Anthony, is a sous chef), was structured so that a drink order also bought a patron the opportunity to ask a question of the filmmaker.
Black List founder Franklin Leonard played both moderator and barback. “I love Q&As, and this is the best one I’ve ever done because it felt much more personal,” says Wang. “This format, one-on-one, allowed me to provide answers that were specific to each person rather than for the entire room.
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