Join us for a conversation and screening event with writer/director Maegan Houang.
We will screen an episode of the Shōgun series and talk about Maegan’s work on the show via a Q&A with Prof. Jacob Bricca.
Maegan is a writer/director based in Los Angeles and Michigan. She is currently a producer on Shōgun Season 2 (FX) and previously served as a co-producer on Park Chan-Wook’s The Sympathizer (HBO), a story editor on Shōgun (FX) and a staff writer on Season 2 of Counterpart (Starz/MRC). She is currently writing Nekrokosm (A24) for director Panos Cosmatos (Mandy).
In 2018, she received a VSCO Voices Creator Grant to direct In Full Bloom starring Kieu Chinh (The Joy Luck Club). The short film premiered on Short of the Week and played at festivals including Fantastic Fest, Atlanta, Oak Cliff, Indie Memphis, New Orleans, LAAPFF and Sidewalk Film Festival. She recently directed two episodes of the WGA Award Winning Three Busy Debras (Adult Swim/HBO Max) Season 2. Her new short film Astonishing Little Feet starring Celia Au and Perry Yung has played at MoMA, the Hammer Museum and numerous festivals including Palm Springs Short Fest, LAAPFF, Hawaii International Film Festival and many others.
Maegan has also directed music videos for artists such as Mitski, Vagabon, Charly Bliss and Hana Vu. Her videos have been recognized by SXSW, Noisey, Fact Magazine, UKMVAs, Stereogum, Pitchfork, and Vimeo Staff Picks. Her work primarily focuses on the complexity of the Asian-American experience, intergenerational trauma and her own experience living as a mixed-race American.
