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Joyena (7) trails behind her mother and brothers after school as they walk to a hospital. Waiting for hours, she jumps excitedly up and races towards her father, Shen Wei, as he emerges from the wards. Shen Wei is surprised to see his family at...
New Zealand Production
Short 2016 Drama 14.00 minutes
WAIT20 200
A Chinese migrant family in 1980s New Zealand is at the point of breaking apart. As a daughter and mother realise the truth of their situation, the mother collapses emotionally, leaving her daughter to stop her from abandoning the family that remains.
2016: Sydney Film Festival

Directors

Yamin Tun

Producers

Vicky Pope
Dan Higgins

Screenplay Writers

Yamin Tun

Cast

Katlyn Wong
Xiao Hu Dip
Joyena Sun
Joyena
Yee Yang Lee
Shen Wei
Raymond Zhu
Raymond
Charles Johnston
Charles

Crew

Ryan Alexander Lloyd | DOP
Simon Price | Editor
Ricky Li | Additional Editor
Peter Sweeney | Production Design
Thom McIntosh | Composer

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