Q&A filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty, writer Sev Ohanian & actor John Cho with JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas

Tuesday, Jul. 24 2018, 7:00

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John Cho continues to deliver compelling performances in both film and television. Cho recently starred in Kogonada’s Columbus, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for four Gotham Awards and three Independent Spirit Awards. Cho first came into the spotlight in the 1999 hit comedy American Pie and starred as Harold Lee opposite Kal Penn in the Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle cult comedy trilogy. Cho went on to star in the iconic role of Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu in the reboots of the legendary Star Trek franchise, appearing in all three films. Additional film & TV credits include Gemini, Identity Thief, Grandma, Total Recall (2012), FOX’s The Exorcist, ABC’s Selfie, and FOX’s Sleepy Hollow.

Aneesh Chaganty is a writer and director whose two-minute short film, a Google Glass spot called Seeds, became an internet sensation after garnering more than 1 million YouTube views in 24 hours. Following its success, Aneesh was invited to join the Google Creative Lab in NYC, where he spent two years developing, writing and directing Google commercials. He is a recipient of the Future of Storytelling Fellowship, awarded to only five young creatives around the world whose works “will be instrumental in shaping the future of storytelling."

Sev Ohanian is a screenwriter and producer whose credits include Fruitvale Station, winner of the 2013 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and other Sundance premieres Results and The Intervention. Sev was this year’s recipient of the Sundance Institute/ Amazon Studios Narrative Producers Award and has been recognized by The Wrap in their annual list of 11 Innovators Changing Hollywood. He teaches producing classes at USC.