East Bay, Daniel Yoon’s award winning feature starring Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians, Fresh Off the Boat), Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier (NCIS: LA, HBO’s The Sex Lives of College Girls) will be released exclusively in theatres in 9+ cities across the US and in Canada this month and will be available to rent or buy on all digital platforms May 31st.
East Bay is an unexpectedly uplifting comedy about 39-year-old Jack Lee (Daniel Yoon), who is forced to accept that he’s a failure. He turns to his friends, whose lives also haven’t exactly gone as planned. Each struggles with the constant pressure to be happy and successful. As Jack tries to get back on track, he has hallucinations that make him question reality.
The film screened at numerous festivals over the past year including at Tallgrass Film Festival, Santa Fe Film International Festival, was Opening Night Film at the Valley Film Festival, August 2, 2023. It also played at Cinequest (in San Jose, CA) in August, and won the Audience Award for Best Feature Comedy.
Constance Wu and Daniel Yoon
“East Bay is one of the most interesting films I’ve ever scored, and collaborating with Daniel Yoon was its own adventure, taking many unexpected twists and turns as we worked towards crafting an artful and cohesive score.” says Welsman.
Here’s the deceptively simple and brooding Main Title, featuring three pianos and various delays that increase the complexity of the piece, along with a singing, plaintive melody: