Welcome!
Day 4 – 18th Annual ReelHeART
Theme
Mothers, Fathers, Sons and Daughters
Fledgling
00:04:00
Dir. W Chung – Canada
Nominated>> Best Animated Film
Synopsis A mom tries to bond with her distant son before he leaves for college.
- Trailer https://youtu.be/kPkstV1JbmE
- Web http://4thyearfilm.tumblr.com
- Keywords #Film #Animated #Loneliness #Mother #Son #EmptyNest #AMothersLove #MothersAndSons
No Exit
00:07:11
Dir. K. Tao – United States
Nominated>> Best Short Film
Synopsis Based on the untold true stories of Chinese Americans caught in the crossfire between China and the United States. At the center is Simona Guo, a professor who immigrated to the U.S. thirty years ago. Determined to leave the past behind, Simona’s greatest fears are brought to the surface when her American-born daughter decides to travel to China.
- Instagram @lilypatel434, l@glowtsai, @smogmia, @jayswuen, @brandonlaumusic, @supersh0wman
- Trailer
- Web
- Keywords #Film #Chinese #ChineseAmerican #Politics #AmericanChinaRelations #PoliticalPrisoner #PoliticallyBiasedTrials #Immigration #Mother #Daughter
Ten Months
00:13:51
Dir. Amie Song – United States
Nominated>> Best Short Film, Best 1st Time Filmmaker, Best Actress – Grace Lin as “Mom”
Synopsis A Chinese mother, who comes to New York for a short visit but gets stuck due to COVID travel restrictions, and her Americanized daughter navigate their ten months living together in a small New York City studio apartment.
- Instagram @tenmonths_film, @amiesong, @m0ldavite, @sandy12456796075328, @cynthiahyy
- Trailer
- Web
- Keywords #Film #Chinese #ChineseAmerican #Covid19 #Loneliness #Isolation #Mother #Daughter #MotherDaughterRelationship
Father (爷爷和父亲)
01:37:12
Dir. Deng Wei – China
Nominated>> Best Feature Film, Best Feature Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Documentary Subject – Zuogui as “Himself”
Synopsis Filmmaker Deng Wei’s grandfather Zuogui has been blind since the age of three, living most of his life as a fortune teller and raising many children. Now approaching the final chapter of his life, Zuogui lives a life of bitter discontent toward his son (and Wei’s father) Donggu, a businessman who is set on earning the respect not afforded him as a child. Set against the vast transformation and economic change within contemporary Chinese society, Wei’s quiet fly-on-the-wall cinematography captures the fraught relationship between his father and grandfather as they negotiate past resentments and an uncertain future.
- Trailer https://youtu.be/JkMHLn01p6U
- Web
- Keywords #Documentary #Chinese #FatherSon #Generations #Relationships #Family #Dysfunctional #Regrets #Evolution #Resolve
The Q&A is Scheduled for 5:05PM(EST)
Join The LIVE Zoom Post-Screening Q&A With Filmmakers
Click on the Blue Zoom Image To Be Taken DIRECT To ZOOM For Your Front Row Seat!
Don’t have Zoom?
Download Zoom