Yú Cì (Fish Bones)

Yú Cì (Fish Bones) follows Bowen, a nonbinary Asian-American living in Queens. Bowen’s mother, Ai, quietly disapproves of Bowen’s gender expression. While struggling with their mother’s form of “acceptance,” Bowen sees their estranged father, Yuan, with another man in a private karaoke room. After this encounter, Bowen attempts to reconnect with Yuan by helping him deal with a poisonous fish bite.

Credits
Writer: Kevin Xian Ming Yu
Producer: Camila Grimaldi, Shayan Farooq, Kevin Xian Ming Yu
Director of Photography: Kevin Xian Ming Yu
Editor: Sean Weiner
Production Designer: Laine Elliot
Composer: Raia Was
Sound Designer: Matthew Lai
Music: Raia Was

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