With the #ShortFilmADay challenge, Film Inquiry promotes the watching of short films, and supports indie film and filmmakers! It’s never to late to join! Find more information about the challenge here. Also, don’t forget to watch Split Costs if you haven’t yet – it had its exclusive premiere on Film Inquiry on September 1, and will only be available through September.
When an elderly Chinese man’s cultural naivety gets him in trouble after he touches a young American boy, he struggles with his son and the legal system to make the context of the ‘touch’ understood.
Director: Lulu Wang
Writers: Lulu Wang
Stars: Ben Lin, Joshua Chang and Cici Lau
Country: United States
Runtime: 15 minutes
We recently interviewed Lulu Wang about her debut feature film here!
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