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shareFilmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.
In this program
NEVER SAY CRY
Directed by Ziyao Liu
When mom’s temporary visit turns into an indefinite stay due to the pandemic, Lei is forced to confront the irreconcilable gap between her and her mother as her secret is uncovered during a remote blind date her mom set up.
OYAKODON
Directed by Roxy Shih
A day in the life of Mama, an Asian woman who emigrated to the U.S to create a better life for her daughter. The owner of a small noodle shop, Mama struggles to keep her traditions and restaurant alive in a rapidly shifting world.
ZINDAGI DOBARA
Directed by Amritpal Kaur
After her parents die in a car accident, a South Asian teen is forced to live with an aunt she’s never met before.
DINNER IS READY
Directed by Eleanor Cho
A deceased mother and a grieving daughter have the precious opportunity to have dinner together one last time, in the afterlife.
TAKE ME HOME
Directed by Liz Sargent
After their mother’s death, a cognitively disabled woman and her estranged sister must learn to communicate in order to move forward.
NAI / MILK
Directed by Michelle Ang
A single woman struggles to bridge the cultural and societal expectations of motherhood in a western setting as she loves her son but yearns for a return to her own identity, until she finds release in the most unlikely way.
