Julie ZhuJulie Zhu

Julie Zhu is an independent producer with a background in theatre, film, and photography. She is involved with Asians Supporting Tino Rangatiratanga and Racial Equity Aotearoa.

Ace of Hearts shows what it really means to identify as asexual

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Endless misconceptions exist about people who identify as ‘ace’, and filmmaker Julie Zhu wants to clear some of them up in Frame documentary Ace of Hearts. “Bisexuality used to be ‘the invisible sexuality’, but now I feel like asexuality is. I see people in the LGBT community saying it’s not part of the LGBT spectrum.” … Read more

It’s 2018 and a white comedian mimicked a Thai woman at the NZ Comedy Gala

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The NZ International Comedy Festival is here, and last night it kicked off with its traditional opener, the NZ Comedy Gala. But this year, among the local and international comedians, there was a whole lot of racism. Julie Zhu writes. As a Chinese woman, I’m used to surface racism. My brain has almost developed an … Read more