The scene is set for a porn film to be shot. The actors, the seasoned Luna and the rookie Benjamin, are all ready too. With the frame fixed and the camera in place, only one thing stands in the way of the work from going ahead - the director of this already-doomed-work project. He is abusive, harasses the young Benjamin till no end, and ensures, despite everyone's best efforts, and gradually increasing impatience, the shoot halts more than it progresses. 

A single exchange that encapsulates the narrative most wonderfully is one that unfolds between Benjamin and Luna, as the two get candid over some junk food soon after. 
The film not only employs a fixed space with efficiency and care, alongside notable performances and chemistry but also offers a story that is heartfelt and sincere in its simplicity and vulnerability. It captures one encounter and portrays it with authenticity, taking a chewable bite and, in the process, doing full justice to the end result.

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Primarily a solo project, the story is a short one - about two Asian actors feuding over a common agent. Despite the humorous approach and tone of the video, the issues it wants to touch upon are far from that - those of representation of marginalised identities in predominantly white spaces. In this particular case it is communicated through the story of the two characters, both wishing for the other to be dropped from their common agent's list because there is space for only one Asian actor on the representation roster. All of it is endeavoured to be achieved by way of a video call and the consequent footage, a technique employed by several during the coronavirus lockdown and quarantine. The Only Asian is a glimpse into a conversation which wants to engage with these concerns and issues in a lighthearted manner, concluding as swiftly as it had begun.

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