Why This Director Turned Down $1 Million Offer From Hollywood

Chris Yen, a 24-year-old Vietnamese filmmaker, is paving his path in Hollywood and putting his culture front and center. He’s pursuing a feature-length movie about a Vietnamese brother struggling to take care of his little sister but when a Hollywood studio offered him $1 million to fund it, he turned it down after he say the studio wanted to replace Vietnamese actors with Chinese actors and swap Vietnamese cultural elements for Chinese ones. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen reports for TODAY. » Subscribe to TODAY:    / @today   TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY's Website: https://www.today.com/ Find TODAY on Facebook:   / today   Follow TODAY on Twitter:   / todayshow   Follow TODAY on Instagram:   / todayshow   » Stream TODAY All Day: https://www.today.com/allday About: TODAY All Day is a 24/7 streaming channel bringing you the top stories in news and pop culture, celebrity interviews, cooking, and more. All in one place. #hollywood #movie #veitnam