APUC Competition - This film is in the running for the APUC Grand Jury Feature Film Award
Director/Writer Tom Shu-Yu Lin and actress Kimi Hsia are scheduled to introduce the film and participate in a post-film Q&A.
Yen & Ai-Lee
A woman is caught between a traumatic past and an uncertain future in this enthralling mother-daughter drama
MIDWEST PREMIERE
Taiwan | Drama | 2024 | 107 minutes
In Mandarin w/ Chinese and English Subtitles
Director/Screenwriter: Tom Shu-Yu Lin
Starring: Kimi Hsia, Yang Kuei-Mei, Sam Tseng, Kipin Ng
Film Source: Lights On Films
Director/Writer Tom Shu-Yu Lin and actress Kimi Hsia are scheduled to introduce the film and participate in a post-film Q&A.
SYNOPSIS:
Yen returns to her village after serving eight years in prison for killing her abusive father. However, Yen learns that her mother is dating yet another abusive man. Will Yen finally take agency of her life, or will she forever be dragged down by the burdens of family?
Tom Shu-yu Lin navigates the love-and-hate nature of mother-daughter relationships with this compelling drama about the desire for reinvention and the trauma of abuse. Intricately constructed and beautifully shot in black-and-white, the film also features terrific performances by Lin’s wife and muse Kimi Hsia and screen legend Yang Kuei-mei.
Screening Date:
Saturday, April 5, 2025
2:00 p.m.
Doors open 30 minutes before screening.
Location:
AMC NEWCITY14
1500 N. Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60610
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