Debbie Lum

Filmmaker based in San Francisco.
Check out @TryHarderFilm!

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

So grateful to Mr. Shapiro for so many reasons. Happiest of birthdays to one of our heroes 🎉

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

It’s Mr Shapiro’s birthday 🎂🎊🥳! Congrats @mr___s on another spin around the sun! You’ve impacted so many students’ lives for the better, and we are inspired by your passion and good health. TY for making Try Harder! possible & for continuing to share your wisdom on our panels

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

@TryHarderFilm @AsianAcadSurg Can’t wait to show my film to the amazing surgeons of SAAS (who may relate to the high-pressured, try-hard! students in our film) like @herbchen @DrSharonLum aka big sis 😍

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

Aloha @AsianAcadSurg!🍿Join us for free screenings on Sat, 9/17 at 3pm or 5pm HST at this year's SAAS Conf followed by a keynote from director @DebbieLumFilms on Mon, 9/19 at 9:30am HST. That moment when a film about high-achieving AAPI students meets their future selves.👩‍🎓🥼

[New Day Films @newdayfilms]

Tomorrow, Wed. May 25, at 2 pm ET
Join a lively discussion "unpacking AAPI identity" moderated by @larissalam with @nhartlep at @bereacollege; @DebbieLumFilms, Anna Yeo (team @TryHarderFilm), & @deannliem dir. Geographies of kinship
RSVP👉 https://t.co/7OQ3hYdXFB

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

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[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

Just announced: TRY HARDER! has won the Jury award for Best Documentary Feature at the @BatesFilmFestival!

Watch it tonight, screening free on @independentlens and the PBS Video App. https://t.co/qXrCeGnW1Y

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

TRY HARDER! in @nbcnews! Thank you @kimmythepooh for this thread and thoughtful article.

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

Still feeling the love from Monday's amazing @kqed event! Thank you to the hilarious @irene_tu as well as all those who joined us. 💛 Don't forget you can watch TRY HARDER! now via @independentlens! https://t.co/qXrCeGnW1Y

[NBC Asian America @NBCAsianAmerica]

“These are the kids who can’t afford to go to private school,” director Debbie Lum said. “It is a way for someone who didn’t have access to have a way up in society.”
https://t.co/tz2qQ7YWeE

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

@DCxchange @wetatvfm 🙏💛

[Emily Yu @DCxchange]

Oof, not sure how I'd do in today's college admissions process, but loved watching #TryHarder by @DebbieLumFilms on @wetatvfm. It captured admissions challenges kids have to deal w/, esp Asian Americans. For the record, these kids were all exceptional. https://t.co/KyrvPDencG

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

“In all the headline-grabbing reports on the insanity of the college admissions process, the students who are at the heart of the story seem to be the last ones given a voice.” - @DebbieLumFilms

TRY HARDER! gives them a voice. Premiering tonight on @IndependentLens!

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

Go Sophia! 💛💛💛

[AsAmNews @AsAmNews]

Senior tries hard to get into the Ivy Leagues. What does she think four years later?
Try Harder to make its national debut on PBS, Monday May 2. The documentary follows several Asian American students through the college admissions process.

https://t.co/wJLEbJuwcu

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

🎓MONDAY May 2 at 7 PM PT!

Comedian @Irene_Tu hosts an evening of live storytelling, conversation with Bay Area students, and film clips about the high stakes of educational achievement and whether college is worth the grind.

Join virtually or in person. https://t.co/USsu0jkQR6

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

"If Asians, America's most Everything Bagel population, can learn to accept and integrate our multiversal selves, why can't the entirety of these not-so-United States figure it out?" Wise words from @originalspin via @CNN. https://t.co/a9w8hBzfBf

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

TRY HARDER! premieres May 2nd on @IndependentLens! 🎓 ✏️The perfect start to #AAPIHeritageMonth.

Don't miss the award-winning documentary that puts the spotlight on mental health and education. From director @DebbieLumFilms.

https://t.co/qXrCeGnW1Y

[Watson School at Brown @Watson_School]

4/27: Join the JFK Jr. Film Initiative for a discussion w/@DebbieLumFilms '91, director & producer of Try Harder!, and 2 of the the film's subjects, Rachael Schmidt '21, recent @BrownUniversity grad, & Richard Shapiro, recently retired Physics teacher https://t.co/d4pRwcE3tY

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

@Realtalkies Thank you!

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

So excited about our broadcast premiere!

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

Just 1️⃣ WEEK until #TryHarderFilm premieres on PBS @IndependentLens! 📆We've been looking forward to this chance for our film to be widely available for free. So excited we're just seven days away. ✏️🎓Make plans to watch on PBS or with the PBS Video app! https://t.co/qXrCeGnW1Y

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

Thank you for having me!

[Sandi Klein @SandiKleinShow]

An award-winning filmmaker @DebbieLumFilms's projects like @TryHarderFilm give voice to the Asian-American experience and other unsung stories. Tune in this week on CWCW! https://t.co/J1iQFNpr1k

[Debbie Lum @DebbieLumFilms]

Love this!

[Try Harder! @TryHarderFilm]

"This is a celebration of the fact that you took a risk." Great @latimes piece about the "rejection party" thrown for seniors at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles. https://t.co/IUfqt8g5Fa