The Sound of Young America: Charlyne Yi

5th August 2009

Charlyne Yi made her first on screen appearance playing the stoned girlfriend of Martin Starr’s character in the Judd Apatow flick Knocked Up. Now, she’s written Paper Heart, a documentary and narrative film in which she also stars opposite Michael Cera. Hear from Yi about why she doesn’t believe in love, and from Paper Heart […]

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Charlyne Yi made her first on screen appearance playing the stoned girlfriend of Martin Starr’s character in the Judd Apatow flick Knocked Up. Now, she’s written Paper Heart, a documentary and narrative film in which she also stars opposite Michael Cera. Hear from Yi about why she doesn’t believe in love, and from Paper Heart director Nick Jasenovec about the choice of casting someone else to play himself.

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