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2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival

TOUGH

Directed by Jennifer Zheng

United Kingdom / 2016 / 5 mins / English, Mandarin

Plays In:
SHORTS: BEST OF ASIAN ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 5:50PM

Description

A girl tries to understand her Chinese identity through conversations with her mother about the Cultural Revolution and leaving home, shedding light on long-held cultural misconceptions from her childhood.


Plays in

  1. SHORTS: BEST OF ASIAN ANIMATION

    Asian American Panorama / 85 mins
    Memories of childhood and visions of the timeless come to life through diverse animation styles in this series of shorts from Japan, Taiwan, India, and the United States.

    In This Program: ELECTRIC CHARM, TRAVELLING THROUGH BRUSH AND INK, SCENT OF GERANIUM, WHAT A PEACEFUL DAY, TOUGH, THIS MIGHT NOT MAKE SENSE NOW, BUT DON’T WORRY, IT WILL., OPAL WALTZ, I FEEL NAKED, RRRRRAAAAAMMMMM, PANDA, SEMBLANCE, THE ART OF APING, NEGATIVE SPACE, MAGNITUDE RITUALS, ELSEWHERE, WHITE TUNNEL, CRUSHED IN SPACE, TINY LISA


Dates & Times

Plays In:
SHORTS: BEST OF ASIAN ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 5:50PM