Asian Men Talk About Sex

We are so excited to announce the online release of our 3 minute Loading Docs documentary, Asian Men Talk About Sex!

Whether it be the nerdy best friend, silent kung-fu master or the tech wiz of the office, Asian men are desexualized at every turn - it's rare to see Asian men on screen just being themselves, let alone as sexual beings. We interview 8 Asian men of different ethnicities, ages and orientations to challenge stereotypes and lift the lid on taboos.

Funny, surprising, intimate and wild - much like sex - these are their candid experiences, perspectives and stories on sex, love and dating.

A huge thanks to all our supporters on boosted, and the talented team behind the film, and especially to our incredible talent!

Let's start talking.

With support from Eyes and Ears, BOOsted and Unitec.

Fresh off the Page

Fresh off the Page are a series of monthly playreadings hosted by PAT and The Basement thetare. Featuring Asian casts, directors and playwrights from around the world, we bring you the freshest contemporary scripts and the hottest new talent, with hot drinks and nibbles to get the conversation flowing - all for FREE!

Announcing our fresh script for August:

Asian Arts Engagement Crew

By Sam Wang

NZ/Australia

"I saw a soup being made.That’s right, I saw a moment of fire in each and every one of you. And we are going build that fire. We’re going to build that fire and we’re going to cook that soup and we are going to serve that soup."

Asian Arts Engagement Crew is a satirical comedy about a group of corporate-hippie Asians trying to change the world by engaging more Asians in the arts…one powerpoint presentation at a time. 

Sam Wang's new script in development takes its lead from TV's Community, forcing a rag tag group of Asian misfits to work together in a university funded “Let’s engage Asians in the Arts” committee. 

Directed by Alice Canton and presented by a cast of eight Asian New Zealand performers, this is a brand new laugh-out-loud comedy you wont want to miss! 

Join us and give feedback on this work as it debuts in NZ in our fee reading!
 

We are proud to be supported by Unitec, The Basement, Q Theatre, Creative Communities Scheme (CNZ) and The Asia NZ Foundation.

About PAT

Proudly Asian Theatre is an Auckland based theatre company dedicated to giving a voice to Asian theatre artists in New Zealand. 

Founded in 2013 by Chye-Ling Huang and James Roque, PAT's aim is to support Asian New Zealanders to tell their stories in theatre and to inspire the growth of diverse new contemporary works in the New Zealand theatrical landscape.

In 2013, PAT presented the first New Zealand production of David Henry Hwang's Obie Award winning play FOB at The Basement. In 2014 PAT produced a sold-out, extra show added season of Renee Liang's Lantern at The Musgrove as part of the 2014 Auckland Lantern Festival. Later in the year, they took home four awards including Best Independent Theatre Company and Best Director at the 2014 Short+Sweet Festival for their piece Call of the Sparrows. In 2016, they debuted a full length version of their award winning short with help from Auckland Live, Creative New Zealand, Foundation North and UNITEC.

PAT's projects expanded to film in 2017 with Asian Men Talk About Sex, a 3 minute documentary, was chosen to be made as part of the Loading Docs initiative.