— THE SERIES —
Second Children. First Disappointment.
Sad SAC is a comedy web series about being the youngest child in an Asian-American family and the struggle to measure up to the success of older siblings.
Best friends Priya and Audrey are four years out of college but still can’t seem to get their acts together. They straggle behind their older sisters, who appear to effortlessly fulfill the dreams of Asian parents everywhere: high-paying jobs, respectable life partners, and making other aunties feel bad about their kids. Priya and Audrey, on the other hand, can’t even go a week without wearing a shirt inside out. As they bumble through adulthood, the pair dub themselves Sad Second Asian Children: Sad SACs.
In a moment of inspiration, they decide to simply life-hack their way to happiness and success. Meal prepping to avoid betraying your ancestors with Trader Joe’s Tikka Masala? Check. Throwing away everything you own, Mari Kondo-style? Check. Bullet Journaling every 90 minutes because maybe it’s your fault that you’re unhappy and you should just try harder and make more lists? Check.
Our two Sad SACs try to do enough so they can be enough-- enough for their sisters, their parents, their friends, and everyone else around them…. But which BuzzFeed quiz will break the news to Priya and Audrey that being enough for others and being enough for yourself might be two different things? (Hint: It’s not, “Which Salad Dressing Are You?”).
— THE STORY BEHIND SAD SAC —
Series creators, writers, costars, and best friends Ela Banerjee and Nicole Won first met during their freshman year at UC Berkeley, when they attempted to listen to Fleet Foxes for free in the potentially-condemned lot behind the Greek Theatre. They instantly bonded over their shared love of all things pop culture and TV, as well as having older sisters who set high bars for classic Asian-American success.
While neither Ela or Nicole officially studied film at Cal, their love for storytelling persisted and in 2016, they co-founded the independent production team, Odd Folk Films. Both women are fiercely proud to bring you Sad SAC, a story inspired by their personal experiences that they hope will resonate with the Asian-American community and beyond. After all, you don’t have to be a second child (or even Asian) to be a Sad SAC.
— CAST —
Ela Banerjee Nicole Won
as Priya Mukerji as Audrey Park
Sonia Sawyer Anna Sun
as Radha Mukerji as Kate Park
Tandra Banerjee David Privat-Gilman
as Mama Mukerji as Berkeley Hipster
Hawnlay Swen Andrew Woo
as Graduation Announcer as Scooter Guy
Swetha Prabakaran Amanda Woo
as Senior Girl 1 as Senior Girl 2
