45:, made an impromptu visit to LuLu's home in Minneapolis on her way to a wedding shoot. When an oncologist called to tell LuLu that she had breast cancer, Casper started to film. Casper continued in follow-up trips to film LuLu until LuLu's death in 2001, including accompanying the researcher to her childhood farm in Vermont and as she lived her final days at the Vermont Respite House. Casper completed The LuLu Sessions in 2011.
24:
is a feature-length documentary film by S. Casper Wong about a prominent cancer researcher who is dying of breast cancer at the age of 43. Shot during the last 15 months of the life of Dr. Louise ("LuLu") Nutter, the film starts from the moment LuLu learns that her cancer is malignant and traces
25:
the emotional roller-coaster and the eye-opening process of dying. It explores human fears and presumptions, family ties and forgiveness, love and friendships, including that between Casper and LuLu, who was a professor of pharmacology at the
80:. In Taiwan, by Taiwan Women's Film Association. Media coverage for the film includes a review in Variety, a "Must See" from LA Weekly, Psychology Today, SheWired, and is highly recommended by Jennifer Merin of About.com.
304:
487:
472:
265:
527:
379:
58:
482:
230:
57:
for Best
Documentary. It has won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Chicago LGBT Film Festival Reeling 30; Emerging Director Award at the
497:
477:
62:
502:
492:
215:
517:
53:
The 86-minute award-winning film premiered at the Los
Angeles Asian American Pacific Film Festival 2011 where it was nominated for the
512:
467:
364:
200:
522:
102:
30:
269:
42:
29:. The film has been shown in the U.S. and internationally at numerous film festivals and in conjunction with
26:
507:
335:
154:
65:; Nominated for Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the MIX Copenhagen Film Festival; among others.
290:
177:
462:
321:
393:
436:
425:
298:
238:
107:
WINNER of
Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary - 2nd place - Toronto LGBT Film Festival
77:
69:
54:
447:
441:
250:
349:
89:
WINNER of
Audience Award Best Feature Documentary - Chicago LGBT Film Festival Reeling 30
41:
The LuLu
Sessions started by accident. In 2000, Casper, then a MFA Directing student at
456:
116:
NOMINEE for Best
Documentary Feature - Copenhagen LGBT Film Festival - MIX Copenhagen
122:
NOMINEE for Best
Documentary Feature - LA Asian American International Film Festival
68:
On March 4, 2014, The LuLu
Sessions makes its US broadcast premiere as part of the
419:
95:
WINNER of George E. Lin
Emerging Director Award - DC Asian Pacific Film Festival
61:; George E. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award and the Best Documentary Award at the
98:
WINNER of
Emerging Director Award - Asian American International Film Festival
155:"POINT OF INTEREST: CASPER WONG ON THE LULU SESSIONS : Asian CineVision"
380:"Lulu Sessions' remarkable story of cancer researcher facing own diagnosis"
430:
76:
and World Channel. The LuLu Sessions is distributed in North America by
316:
314:
92:
WINNER of Best Documentary Feature - DC Asian Pacific Film Festival
119:
NOMINEE for Best Documentary Feature - Boston LGBT Film Festival
412:
140:
73:
216:"The LuLu Sessions - Breast Cancer Can't Beat Love"
303:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
110:Opening Night Film - Austin LGBT Film Festival
43:New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
8:
293:. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
291:"Reeling Announces Award Winners for 2011"
59:Asian American International Film Festival
365:"Opening Night Film - The LuLu Sessions"
113:Opening Night Film - Zonta Film Festival
488:Documentary films about Asian Americans
473:American LGBT-related documentary films
132:
63:DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
296:
246:
236:
201:"2011 LA Asian American Film Festival"
7:
322:"Check Out the Award Winning Films"
528:English-language documentary films
336:"Casper Wong on The LuLu Sessions"
14:
378:Hill, Valerie (9 November 2013).
483:Documentary films about lesbians
498:Documentary films about science
176:Koehler, Robert (5 July 2011).
101:WINNER of Special Jury Award -
478:Documentary films about cancer
1:
503:Documentary films about death
493:Documentary films about women
266:"Breast Cancer Documentaries"
103:San Diego Asian Film Festival
49:Film festivals and screenings
31:Breast Cancer Awareness Month
518:2010s English-language films
268:. About.com. Archived from
178:"Review: The LuLu Sessions"
141:"The LuLu Sessions Website"
544:
350:"Festival Award Winners"
513:2011 LGBT-related films
27:University of Minnesota
468:2011 documentary films
72:Documentary Series on
157:. asiancinevision.org
523:2010s American films
231:"The LuLu Sessions"
218:. Psychology Today.
249:has generic name (
229:SheWired Editors.
443:The LuLu Sessions
432:The LuLu Sessions
426:Women Make Movies
421:The LuLu Sessions
363:Rodriguez, Mike.
264:Merin, Jennifer.
78:Women Make Movies
21:The LuLu Sessions
535:
416:
415:
413:Official website
398:
397:
394:"Award Nominees"
390:
384:
383:
375:
369:
368:
360:
354:
353:
346:
340:
339:
332:
326:
325:
318:
309:
308:
302:
294:
287:
281:
280:
278:
277:
261:
255:
254:
248:
244:
242:
234:
226:
220:
219:
211:
205:
204:
196:
190:
189:
187:
185:
173:
167:
166:
164:
162:
151:
145:
144:
137:
70:America ReFramed
55:Grand Jury Prize
543:
542:
538:
537:
536:
534:
533:
532:
453:
452:
448:Rotten Tomatoes
411:
410:
407:
402:
401:
392:
391:
387:
377:
376:
372:
362:
361:
357:
348:
347:
343:
334:
333:
329:
320:
319:
312:
295:
289:
288:
284:
275:
273:
263:
262:
258:
245:
235:
228:
227:
223:
214:Chandra, Ravi.
213:
212:
208:
199:Hardy, Ernest.
198:
197:
193:
183:
181:
175:
174:
170:
160:
158:
153:
152:
148:
139:
138:
134:
129:
86:
51:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
541:
539:
531:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
455:
454:
451:
450:
439:
428:
417:
406:
405:External links
403:
400:
399:
385:
370:
355:
341:
327:
310:
282:
256:
221:
206:
191:
168:
146:
131:
130:
128:
125:
124:
123:
120:
117:
114:
111:
108:
105:
99:
96:
93:
90:
85:
82:
50:
47:
38:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
540:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Breast cancer
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
460:
458:
449:
445:
444:
440:
438:
434:
433:
429:
427:
423:
422:
418:
414:
409:
408:
404:
395:
389:
386:
382:. The Record.
381:
374:
371:
366:
359:
356:
351:
345:
342:
337:
331:
328:
323:
317:
315:
311:
306:
300:
292:
286:
283:
272:on 2014-03-23
271:
267:
260:
257:
252:
240:
232:
225:
222:
217:
210:
207:
202:
195:
192:
179:
172:
169:
156:
150:
147:
142:
136:
133:
126:
121:
118:
115:
112:
109:
106:
104:
100:
97:
94:
91:
88:
87:
83:
81:
79:
75:
71:
66:
64:
60:
56:
48:
46:
44:
36:
34:
32:
28:
23:
22:
442:
431:
420:
388:
373:
358:
344:
330:
285:
274:. Retrieved
270:the original
259:
224:
209:
203:. LA Weekly.
194:
182:. Retrieved
171:
159:. Retrieved
149:
135:
67:
52:
40:
20:
19:
18:
247:|last=
233:. SheWired.
184:11 February
33:(October).
463:2011 films
457:Categories
276:2014-02-11
127:References
37:Production
180:. Variety
16:2011 film
367:. aGLFF.
299:cite web
239:cite web
161:19 April
84:Awards
437:IMDb
305:link
251:help
186:2014
163:2014
446:at
435:at
424:at
74:PBS
459::
313:^
301:}}
297:{{
243::
241:}}
237:{{
396:.
352:.
338:.
324:.
307:)
279:.
253:)
188:.
165:.
143:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.