Exclusive: Taylour Paige & Taylor Takahashi Talk Coming-Of-Age Film ‘Boogie’

Now playing in theaters is the coming-of-age film Boogie, starring Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Perry Yung, and the late Pop Smoke.

From acclaimed writer, producer and restaurateur Eddie Huang comes his directorial debut BOOGIE, the coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.

For Takahashi, the Bay Area native is making his acting debut as Boogie, while Paige was recently seen opposite Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Her other film credits include Jean of the Joneses, White Boy Rick and the upcoming A24 film Zola.

BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales recently caught up with Paige and Takahashi as they spoke about their roles in the film.