Sneak Peek: Jason Rhee Podcast

Jason Rhee: One of my main intentions for EJ Lee: All-American, in this documentary film, is to bring more of a spotlight onto women's basketball, especially at the Division III level. These young women that EJ is leading at Sul Ross State University, they don't have athletic scholarships, so they're truly there for the love of the game. In my time covering this past season, I was interested in exploring the sisterhood, the bond that these young women share with one another. So, I'm interested in exploring that theme, as well as the Asian American experience. I believe a large number of our community suffers in silence, suffers in shame. And that is largely the case for me, as well, up until the last few years, is keeping all this shame and messy feelings to myself, not wanting to expose that vulnerability. But what I found throughout this process of filmmaking, of covering EJ's career and her current-day life, is that there's a lot of power in vulnerability. Many people can resonate; not just the Asian American community, but others who have faced hardships, who have been counted out. This documentary is truly an underdog story.