In the new film “Definition Please,” which debuts Jan. 21 on Netflix, director Sujata Day creates a world, or rather a city, made up almost entirely of South Asian-American characters, which she says reflects her own experience growing up.
This might be otherwise unremarkable if not for the fact that the city serving as a setting for the film, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, is just 1% Asian, according to recent census statistics. Less than an hour from Pittsburgh, it is the seat of Westmoreland County, which is nearly 95% white and is so staunchly conservative in its politics that the local Democratic Party considered Donald Trump’s 29-point margin over Joe Biden in 2020 (smaller than previous Republican wins) to be progress.
