Description

Embarrassed by her un-American look, Fen betrays her younger sister on their first day at church, fueling an unprecedented outburst since their immigration.

Director's Bio

Born in Taipei, Taiwan. Raised in Salem, Oregon. Her latest work JIEJIE won the HBO Asian Pacific American Visionary Award and is distributed by HBO. Feng-I received her Directing MFA degree from AFI and was previously trained in classical Chinese Literature at National Taiwan University.

Feng-I’s bilingual works focus on female protagonists and family relationships. Her autobiographical short film JIEJIE won the audience award at Short Shorts & Asia Film Festival(Tokyo), and is also selected by Melbourne International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Festival ShortFest and many others.

Credits

Writers: Feng-I Fiona Roan, Michael Leung
Producers: Mianda Lu, Mikhail Makeyev

Precedes

1. 

   Nov 3: Program 6 – Documentary Features Series: Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin

   Documentary Features Series, November 3 / Documentary Features Series / 100 mins

   Documentary Series: Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin by Theresa Kowall-Shipp preceded by the Short “Good Girls Don’t” by Ana de Lara & “JIEJIE” by Feng-I Fiona Roan

   Preceded by: Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin, Good Girls Don’t, Jie Jie

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