Friday, July 13, 2018

Kulap Vilaysack interviewed in Hyphen Magazine

Hyphen Magazine interviewed Lao American creator Kulap Vilaysack about her directorial debut
Origin Story. The documentary follows her journey back to Laos to learn the truth about her biological father and marks a significant moment in the children of the Lao diaspora coming to terms with the complexity of their journeys and how families rebuild. Origin Story recently won an award at CAAMfest in its category during its West Coast premiere.

 Kulap Vilaysack was born in Washington DC and grew up in Minnesota. Today, she is an LA-based actor, writer and comedian. She co-hosted a weekly popular podcast, “Who Charted?” with Howard Kremer for over 7 years and often appears on other podcasts.. Her acting credits include The Office, Parks and Recreation, Happy Endings, Bob’s Burgers, The Sarah Silverman Program and Reno 911! She has had recurring roles in Childrens Hospital and Comedy Bang! Bang! She can also count appearances in the films I Love You Man and Welcome to Me. She created, showran, and directed the show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ that ran for four seasons.

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