DONATIONS FOR PHASE 2 OF PRODUCTION HAVE ENDED! Thank you so much for your support, which pushed us past our goal in 10 days, and enabled us to move forward with our next shoot in California. We just started a new campaign in September 2025 to raise funds to complete production of Play It in Woo, so be sure to visit our new campaign!

Here’s a little about our film, Play It in Woo:

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"Everybody Loves the Sunshine " by Roy Ayers and Ubiquity.

"Before I Let Go " by Frankie Beverly and Maze.

Both songs are anthems in the Black music soundtrack, and are candidates for, as the New York Times says, "The song of every summer."

And both songs feature the keyboard playing of Philip Woo, who is one of the first Asian American musicians to make a name in the funk and soul genres of the 1970’s and 1980’s, recording and touring with such legends as Roy Ayers, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Ashford & Simpson, Patti Labelle, and more. Philip’s playing has continued to live on through the countless artists that have sampled his keyboard playing, from Notorious B.I.G. and A Tribe Called Quest to Mary J. Blige and Beyonce.

Philip Woo’s story is one of stubborn self-belief in the pursuit of your dream, and having to constantly break the mold of Asian American stereotypes at every stage of life. It’s a truly American story of art and activism, of community and displacement, and the intertwined paths of the Black and Asian American communities in all its beautiful complexity. And it is the story that we will tell in our film, PLAY IT IN WOO.

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