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ONLY IN THIS WORLD

Directed by Dorothy Xiao

Cast: Calix Quan, Elaine Whae, Lee Chen, Norma Maldonado

Feifei is an immigrant Chinese senior who lives alone and spends her days summoning her daughter Jenny from the afterlife using photographs and a magical scanner. Jenny tries to encourage her mother to live her life without her, but Feifei stubbornly refuses. When Feifei runs out of photos and is no longer able to bring Jenny back, she realizes she needs to get more photos from her least favorite person: her ex-husband’s mistress Elena. Past grudges are dredged up between Feifei and Elena, until they both realize that they both have more in common than they realize.

Credits
Writer: Dorothy Xiao, Jane Han
Producer: Brielle Yuke Li
Executive Producer: Julia S. Gouw, CAPE, Janet Yang Productions
Director of Photography: Silvia Lara
Editor: Mengyao Mia Zhang
Production Designer: Tim Molina
Composer: George Shaw
Sound Designer: Aj Pyatak
Music: George Shaw

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APT: Advanced Parenting Too

Relationships with parents are varied and each one unique. -A mom whose support can be counted on no matter what. -Parents who show their son the double edged sword that is the model minority myth. -A father torn between his mom back in India and his family in Canada. There’s plenty of stories to tell about the journey that is parenthood.