{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Grace Lee | producer = {{plainlist| * Caroline Libresco * Rosie Wong }} | writer = Grace Lee | starring = {{plainlist| * Sandra Oh * Suzy Nakamura }} | music = {{plainlist| * Billy Cote * Mary Lorson }} | cinematography = Patricia Lee | editing = Grace Lee | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2002|03||CAAMFest|ref1=<ref name=premiere>{{cite news|url=http://dailybruin.com/2002/05/05/all-eyes-on-lee/|title=All eyes on Lee|last=Marquez|first=Mayra|work=Daily Bruin|date=2002-05-05|access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref>}} | runtime = 26 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''"Barrier Device"''' is a 2002 short film written and directed by Grace Lee. It stars Sandra Oh as a sex researcher and Suzy Nakamura as a subject. It won four awards, including the silver medal at the 29th Student Academy Awards.
== Plot == Researcher Audrey conducts a study on female condoms. In the course of her work, she discovers that Serena, one of her subjects, is romantically involved with her ex-fiancé. Torn between professional integrity and curiosity, Audrey attempts to learn more about Serena's life without compromising her work.
== Cast == * Sandra Oh as Audrey * Suzy Nakamura as Serena * Melinda Peterson as Dr. Campbell * Jonathan Liebhold as Dwight * Brian Kim as Brian
== Production == ''Barrier Device'' was Grace Lee's master's thesis at UCLA. Lee directly asked Oh to appear in her film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_zombie/news/1648172/slamdance_interview_with_quotamerican_zombiequots_grace_lee/|title=Slamdance: Interview with "American Zombie"'s Grace Lee|last=Ryan|first=Tim|work=Rotten Tomatoes|date=2007-01-25|access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref>
== Release == ''Barrier Device'' premiered at the 2002 CAAMFest.<ref name=premiere/>
== Reception ==
=== Awards ===
{| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Organization !! Award !! Recipient !! Result !! Ref |- | 2002 || Student Academy Awards || Silver medal || Grace Lee || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/summer2002/features/25_faces16-20.php|title=25 NEW FACES OF INDEPENDENT FILM 2002|author=<!-- Staff -->|journal=Filmmaker|issue=Summer 2002|access-date=2014-10-04}}</ref> |- | 2002 || Urbanworld Film Festival || Grand Jury Prize || Grace Lee || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/urban-fest-fetes-manito-1117871168/|title=Urban fest fetes 'Manito'|last=Oei|first=Lily|work=Variety|date=2002-08-12|access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref> |- | 2002 || Palm Springs International Film Festival || Best Short over 15 Minutes || Grace Lee || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/palm-laurels-go-to-wormhole-1117871129/|title=Palm laurels go to 'Wormhole'|last=Berkshire|first=Geoff|work=Variety|date=2002-08-12|access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref> |- | 2002 || Directors Guild of America || Best Asian American Film || Grace Lee || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/dga-honors-student-helmers-1117874804/|title=DGA honors student helmers|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=Variety|date=2002-10-23|access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref> |- |2002 |San Diego Asian Film Festival |Best Narrative Short |Barrier Device |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pacarts.org/sdaff-award-winners/|title=SDAFF Award Winners {{!}} Pacific Arts Movement|website=pacarts.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419122146/http://pacarts.org/sdaff-award-winners/|archive-date=2018-04-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== Further reading == * {{cite book|title=The Hypersexuality of Race: Performing Asian/American Women on Screen and Scene|last=Shimizu|first=Celine Parreñas|publisher=Duke University Press|year=2007|isbn=9780822389941|pages=249–255|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGUaBpuryH8C&pg=PA249}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=0334928}}
Category:2002 films Category:2002 short films Category:2002 drama films Category:American drama short films Category:Films directed by Grace Lee Category:American student films Category:2002 English-language films Category:2002 American films Category:Student Academy Award-winning films Category:English-language drama short films