Academy Award-nominated writer and producer Keith Dorrington is teaming up with AAPI marketing firm IW Group to develop and produce Dorrington’s latest script, Hou Yi.
The story centers around an American businessman in China who is suddenly entrusted with the care of a three-year-old orphan girl named Hou Yi in the late 1990s. Even though they face language and cultural barriers, they form a bond that changes their lives forever. It is inspired by Dorrington’s own life events.
According to the press release, he commented, “This story means the world to me because it is inspired by the events surrounding my own daughter’s adoption.”
IW Group is entering the world of filmmaking with Hou Yi. Until now, the agency has specialized in producing publicity and marketing campaigns for major Hollywood studios and brands. Bill Imada, co-founder and chairman of IW Group and producer on Hou Yi, commented about this new chapter for IW Group in the press release,
“With IW Group approaching our 35th anniversary next year, I felt it was time to embark on an exciting new chapter and I can’t think of a better way to begin this journey than to collaborate with a writer of Keith’s caliber to bring his powerful and inspirational story to the silver screen.”
Hou Yi follows Dorrington’s highly acclaimed boxing drama The Fighter, which earned several Academy Award nominations, including wins for Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor and Melissa Leo as Best Supporting Actress.
