Writer and co-director Shaun Wu joins Filmmaker Mixer to unpack the making of HENRY BY THE HOUR, an inventive indie series about a 30-something Asian man who rents himself out as a friend—spending one hour each with five different clients. Shaun breaks down how the film’s high-concept premise shaped the screenplay, how to write multiple characters through a single protagonist, and what it takes to co-direct a personal, performance-driven story on an indie scale. The conversation dives into building empathy without sentimentality, using structure as storytelling, and navigating representation without reducing a character to identity. This episode is a must-listen for filmmakers interested in concept-driven indies, character studies, and stories about modern loneliness and human connection.
