Short Film – Award Winning Alumni
About the film
A young land developer returns to his childhood home in the Chinese countryside for the first time in a decade to convince his stubborn father to finally sell the failing family plum orchard. When the two struggle to understand one another, they turn to an old karaoke machine to find a common language.
About the Filmmaker
Kelly Yu is a Swedish-born, New Orleans raised, Chinese – American writer and director. Kelly’s work is driven by a distinct voice and visual style shaped by her experiences navigating three different cultures. Her work is motivated by a deep fascination with finding humanity in the absurd, as well as exploring complex familial relationships and cultural identity often through an “east-meets-west” lens.
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From website editors:
Kelly Yu (于亦敏) attended the Academy of Chinese Studies during her middle and high school years in New Orleans.
You may also find her essay 『人不学，不知道』 written in Chinese published on this website.
