For THE SHIPMENT, Young Jean Lee gave herself the most uncomfortable challenge she could imagine: to make—as a Korean-American—a show about black identity. The show was made in collaboration with an all-black cast and is divided into two parts. The first half is structured like a minstrel show—dance, stand-up routine, sketches, and a song—and was written to address the stereotypes the cast members felt they had to deal with as black performers. For the second half of the show, Lee asked the actors to come up with roles they’d always wanted to play, and wrote a naturalistic comedy in response to their requests.
- Photos Paula Court
- Video Production Company Thinklab
- Video Producer/Director Matt Daniels
- Camera Operators Jeremy Mackie, Ben Kasulke, Christian Hansen, and Miles Burnett
- Video Sound Mixer Adam Kutchman
- Video Editors Jeremy Mackie and Apryl Richards
- Color Correction Jeremy Mackie
- Post Audio Engineer Jason Alberts
- Titles and Animation Tania Kupczak
- Animation Music Ted Speaker