Hello!
I'm Carolyn Yuen Marino, creator and writer of Sweet & Power. I'm a full-time high school English teacher and part-time fashion blogger at heyprettything.com. I was born in Hong Kong, and I moved to Seattle, WA when I was a kid.
I created Sweet & Power because I want to watch a show like this on Netflix! I believe that if we don’t see the representation that we want in media then we should be a part of that change.
You can watch Episode 1 "Proof" and Episode 2 "Boys".
We Need Your Help!
Sweet & Power is a super small team. I'm the writer, director, producer, location scout, casting director, and more. Scott Ohashi is the videographer, and my friends/extended network are the actors.
- Each episode costs nearly $2,000 to produce.
Currently, I'm paying out of pocket to cover all the costs.
- We need to raise at least $9,000 to fully fund Season 1.
All the funds will go to Sweet & Power and pay for the videographer, production costs, marketing and promotions, and craft services.
People donated almost $1,000 during our last crowdfunding campaign, which paid for 50% of the 1st episode. We need your help to produce the rest of the 4 episodes!
If you want to see more Asian Americans in media or the shenanigans that Cici and her friends get into, then please support us!
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About the Characters
Carolyn Yuen Marino -- Cici Yuen
Cici is a 1st year high school English teacher and aspiring social media influencer… or something. She doesn’t know what she wants, but she just knows she wants more out of life.
Yeji Kim Sakoda -- Yoona Kang
Yoona is Cici’s best friend from college at the University of Washington. Yoona’s parents are 1st generation Korean Americans immigrants who’ve “made it”. They put a ton of pressure on her to be successful, and she knows how to play the part -- at least in public.
Becca Cheung -- Robin Chan
Robin is Cici’s childhood best friend. She’s born to wealthy 2nd generation Chinese American parents, and she’s a free-spirited socialite who does whatever she wants on whim, which gets her into a whole lot of… interesting situations.
NoyNoy Inthaphanya -- Noy Inchareon
Noy is friends with Cici and Yoona from UW. She’s a hustler with three jobs, and she’s coming into her own sexuality while navigating a tricky secret crush.
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Production Schedule
We all have full time jobs and are hustling to make this passion project come true. We'll be filming and releasing one episode a month. Below are the episodes, titles, and projected release dates.
Season 1
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Episode 1 - "Proof" - September 17 (already released)
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Episode 2 - "Boys" - October 15 (already released)
- Episode 3 - "Girls" - November 12
- Episode 4 - "Likes" - December 10
- Episode 5 - "Sisyphus" - January 14
I personally promise you that I'm working tirelessly to ensure that we adhere to our production schedule.
