This piece explores how my mother’s abusive relationship with my father shaped my own experiences in a boarding school as a child in China. The societal pressures on my mother to hide her abuse and her desire to protect me ultimately created a situation where I was subjected to the same societal pressures. Our shared desires for intimacy, safety, and normalcy have been constantly at odds with the realities that surround us. Through a conversation as adults, my mother and I learn to understand each other and support one another.
Awards:
The 72 Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland 2019,
Pardino d’argento SRG SSR for the International competition- Silver Leopard Award.
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2019, Best Animated Short Film
Slamdance Film Festival 2020, Honorable Mention for Documentary Short Film
58th Ann Arbor Film Festival 2020, The Eileen Maitland Award
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival 2020, Jury Award
Oxford Film Festival 2020, Jury Award for Animation
AFI Fest 2020, Special Mention for Animation
New Orleans Film Festival 2020, Jury Award for Animated Shorts Oscar®-qualifying
Chicago Underground Film Festival 2020, Helen Hill Animation Award
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2020, The best short documentary
Official Selection:
Locarno Film Festival 2019, London International Animation Festival 2019, UK
Denver Film Festival 2019, US
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2019, US
Leeds International Film Festival 2019, UK
Allers-Retours Festival, France
Doc Fortnight 2020, MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media, US
Slamdance Film Festival 2020, US
San Francisco Indie Fest 2020, US
Oxford Film Festival 2020, US
Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival 2020
11th Roanne Animation Short Film Festival, France
DC Independent Film Festival, US
Florida Film Festival 2020, US
OUTFEST Fusion 2020, US
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
58th Ann Arbor Film Festival 2020, US
GLAS Animation Festival 2020, US
ANIFILM 2020, Czech Republic
Aspen Short Film Festival 2020, US
Atlanta Film Festival 2020, US
Athens International Film and Video Festival, Greece
Athens ANIMAFEST, Greece
The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival 2020, Israel
Vienna Shorts 2020, Austria
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, US
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival 2020, US
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival 2020, US
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2020, Canada
Gimli Film Festival 2020, Canada
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