Making its world premiere at NYAFF, Lisa Lu Plays Herself intimately captures the life and legacy of a living legend entirely through her own words. Across eight extraordinary decades, Lisa Lu blazed trails from Hollywood opposite James Stewart to Hong Kong classics like The Arch and The 14 Amazons, continually redefining boundaries. Her candid recollections blend seamlessly with rare archival footage and insights from collaborators Ang Lee and Alan Chow. Now 98, recently honored as the oldest Hollywood Walk of Fame recipient, Lu embodies living history. This documentary, spanning Beijing opera beginnings to iconic roles in The Last Emperor and The Joy Luck Club, presents a masterclass from the master herself.