Stage Actor and Producer, Stephanie Lai - In Her Shoes Ep1

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Stephanie Lai is a multi-hyphenate woman, from stage director and producer to working on an Oscar-nominated film. Learn more about her background on the stage, her life and experiences in filmmaking on this episode of In Her Shoes. Stephanie Lai is a prolific stage and theater actor and film producer in Taiwan who, alongside her partner Pawo Choyning Dorji, produced the Oscar-nominated film “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.” Her background at her parents’ company Performance Workshop, widely recognized as the leading Mandarin-speaking theater troupe in Asia, led to her finally choosing to pursue a career in the creative arts. However, the road to this moment was far from smooth. Stephanie talks about her difficult teenage years, meeting her partner Pawo and finally having her own child. She talks about the process of working with family from Performance Workshop to working with Pawo on their film. Get to know more about this extraordinary woman through interviews with colleagues, family members and Stephanie herself. In Her Shoes introduces leading women in Taiwanese society from fashion and art to business people and sports personalities. Discover more about the lives of these extraordinary women, what drives them and how they have overcome personal difficulties in their careers to reach the top of their professions.

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In Her Shoes

Sharing the stories of influential and diverse Taiwanese women with a global view, featuring their individual journeys to success.