A "Chinese" father reflects on the changing relationship of China and US during his trip to Beijing to retrieve his 3-year-old "American" daughter who has been stranded because of the recent “decoupling” of the two countries. Born in China and living in the American Midwest, filmmaker Yinan Wang attempts to unpack his own experience of how a transnational migrant family deals with the distress caused by identity, nationalism, and geopolitics.
Nominee
Look At Me
A fictional autobiography about an insecure, awkward and lonely bisexual actor who goes on an unwitting journey of self-love in the midst of an eating disorder relapse.
Maifeld
In post-war Germany, Hannelore meets Marina, a young Italian. They develop a friendship for which the conservative townspeople, and above all their husbands, have little understanding. A friendship of symbolic character, based on the deep desire of two women for self-determination and mutual support and which has to fend off the constant influence of the other people's motives.
Epiphany
”EPIPHANY” tells the story of a newborn star who’s trying to find their place in the night sky. Will they be able to reach the stars?
Culture Shock
Fighting to fit in, Joey ends up defacing artwork that her own cousin had created in the city. How was she to know? She doesn’t know all of her Mom’s relatives. Sent off to Culture Camp to face the consequences on her mom's home settlement, the act of rebellion isn’t so cool as Joey struggles to fit in. What’s worse, the artist’s sister Jay is on the hunt for whoever dishonoured their family and community.
Aski, the mother of all (Aski, la mère de tous)
A poetic film inspired by nature and what it offers us: colours and softness. A tribute to Mother Earth, this film takes the time to look at the little details of the forest.