RA26 Opening Night Film RICEBOY SLEEPS has been collecting awards on the festival circuit. Reel Asian's Aram is joined by writer/director Anthony Shim and lead actress Seung-yoon Choi to get behind the scenes on the making of the film, their inspirations, their guilty pleasures, and the eternal battle of whether rice is superior to noodles. 

Anthony and Seung-yoon are the first Backstory guests to engage in a new segment called "Come Eat With Me" where our guests and host share a meal and talk shop with their mouths full, family style. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Peppermint Candy dir. Lee Chang-dong (1999)
• City of Angels dir. Brad Silberling (1998)
• Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
• Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas
• G.O.D. - Dear Mother

This episode uses or mentions the following multimedia samples and sources:

• “Mulholland”, King Canyon
• "Keep On Movin'", King Canyon

Edited by Aram Collier

Recorded and live mixed by Joseph Chung

Thumbnail photo: ALEX LUPUL / THE CANADIAN PRESS