The Department of Emotional Integrity (DEI) documents all relationship activity. A 'relationship score' is given to keep people accountable for their choices. The score is public for all to see, and affects various aspects of daily life. Two couples, teenagers and early 30s, face different but intersecting challenges in their relationships within the rules of the DEI.
Acting
Randall Park steals every scene he's in
Writing
DEI concept cleverly interrogates modern dating apps
Production
Wong Fu's first feature, crowdfunded by loyal fans
Director
Philip Wang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wong Fu Productions built a massive YouTube following (3M+ subscribers) through short romantic comedies before crowdfunding this feature—one of the first major Asian-American led indie romances of the streaming era.
The DEI office aesthetic was inspired by the DMV deliberately—directors wanted bureaucracy's banality applied to heartbreak.
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