Pamela Tom

The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated modernist painter, Hollywood sketch artist, and “Disney Legend” for his groundbreaking work on the classic animated film, Bambi.

Filming the lives of Summer, a 17-yr old trans female who yearned to be adopted, Glorianna, a brilliant 19-yr old artist who suffered mental health issues and who struggled with chronic food and housing insecurity, and 18-yr old twins, Kalonji and Jaloni, who grew up in poverty, but found love and stability in the home of Paulette, a former foster youth who dedicated her life to fostering Black teenage boys.

People (mostly children) try to keep a very nasty candy in their mouths for as long as possible. For some it's simply an interesting experience; for others, it's THE worst thing they've EVER tasted.

Doris Chu, a recently divorced Chinese American woman, has plastic surgery to make her eyes rounder. From her teenage daughter Mei's perspective, her mother's two eyes equal two lies. When the family journeys to a desert resort during Doris' recuperation, a series of revelations and bitter confrontations erupt. This beautiful black and white drama is a poignant study of generational conflict and the struggle for identity in a world of hybrid cultures.