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LIU Ke

  • United States
  • 2024
  • 19min
  • G
  • DCP
  • color

Asian Premiere

Synopsis

The storyline revolves around Wendy, an immigrant woman who runs away from home to make up for her wasted youth. She is torn between her internal attachment to her daughter and the desire to pursue a fulfilling life. Along the way, she crosses paths with a young female escort. These two women, who are like two sides of the same coin, develop a mother-daughter relationship as they encourage each other to continue their journeys.

Director's Statement

Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, I witnessed my mother sacrifice her youth, career, and passion to support the family because of societal beliefs that "it's what a woman is supposed to do," while my father only had to focus on his career. By the time she realized what she had sacrificed, she no longer knew where her true passion lay. Many women in the society I grew up in face a similar challenge: how to prioritize themselves while being good mothers, wives, and daughters. In this project, I projected my wishes for my mother onto the main character, Wendy, who is an alternate-universe version of my mother.

schedule

Code Time Theater Grade
Asian Shorts 1 2025-08-22 | 14:40 - 16:12 MEGABOX Sinchon 7 GV
Asian Shorts 1 2025-08-25 | 16:00 - 17:32 MEGABOX Sinchon 7

Director

  • LIU Ke
    Liu Ke is a director and editor based in New York. She recently graduated from the Film MFA program at Columbia University, where she majored in Directing. Her films have been officially selected by the San Diego Asian Film Festival, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Las Cruces International Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival, and others. She is a recipient of New York City Women's Fund.

Credit

  • ProducerDawn HAN, Zing CHEN, Joyce Yueyi XING
  • Cast Chuja SEO, Nancy KIMBALL
  • Screenwriter LIU Ke, Vivienne SHAW
  • Cinematographer Michael Zhejian CONG
  • Editor Zebang YANG, LIU Ke
  • Sound Bobo LAU