#GoldOpen: Support Asian Films

Director: Emily Ting

Screenplay: Emily Ting

Cast: Anna Akana, Lynn Chen, Kelly Hu, Richard Ng, Akemi Look

Synopsis: When spoiled rich girl Sasha Li blows through most of her trust fund, she is cut off by her father and forced to go back to China and work for the family toy business.

Director: Alan Yang

Writer: Alan Yang

Cast: Christine Ko, Fiona Fu, Tzi Ma, Joan Chen, James Saito, Hayden Szeto, Voda Wong, Cindera Che, Kuei-Mei Yang, Hong-Chi Lee, Raymond Ma, Cindy Im, Yo-Hsing Fang

Synopsis: In this poignant multi-generational drama, Pin-Jui (Hong-Chi Lee) is a free-spirited yet impoverished young Taiwanese factory worker, who makes the difficult decision to leave his homeland – and the woman he loves – behind in order to seek better opportunities in America. But years of monotonous work and an arranged marriage devoid of love or compassion leave an older Pin-Jui (Tzi Ma) a shadow of his former self. Unable to sympathize with his daughter Angela (Christine Ko) and at risk of living out his retirement in solitude, Pin-Jui must reconnect with his past in order to finally build the life he once dreamed of having.

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Rating: PG-13

Cast: Dave Bautista, Ken Jeong

Synopsis: A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.

Writer: Alice Wu

Director: Alice Wu

Cast: Leah Lewis, Collin Chou

Synopsis: A shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. In the process, each teaches the other about the nature of love as they find connection in the most unlikely of places.

Director: Andrew Ahn

Cast: Hong Chau and Lucas Jaye

Synopsis: Kathy (Golden Globe® Nominee Hong Chau), a single mother, travels with her shy eight-year-old son Cody (newcomer Lucas Jaye) to Kathy’s late sister’s house which they plan to clean and sell. As Kathy realizes how little she knew about her sister, Cody develops an unlikely friendship with Del (Golden Globe®, Tony® winner and acting legend Brian Dennehy), the Korean War vet and widower who lives next door. Over the course of a summer, and with Del’s encouragement, Cody develops the courage to come out of his shell and, along with his mother, finds a new place to call home.

Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae

Synopsis: On the brink of breaking up, a couple gets unintentionally embroiled in a bizarre (and hilarious) murder mystery. As they get closer to clearing their names and solving the case, they need to figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Why Open: Finally! An interracial couple where both members are people of color–and funny.

Director: Lynn Chen

Cast: Lynn Chen, Yea-Ming Chen, Ayako Fujitani, Goh Nakamura, Ayami Riley Tomine, Tamlyn Tomita, Joy Osmanski, Cesario Tio, Patrick Epino, Anthony Ma, Michael Aki, Bodhi Yang

Synopsis: An Official Selection of SXSW 2020, I Will Make You Mine is a semi-sequel to Surrogate Valentine (SXSW 2011) and Daylight Savings (SXSW 2012) that revisits the characters in a stand-alone story, with a fresh new perspective. Rachel (Lynn Chen) lives in idle luxury with a cheating husband, Professor Erika (Ayako Fujitani) juggles career demands while raising her daughter Sachiko (newcomer Ayami Riley Tomine), and struggling musician Yea-Ming (Yea-Ming Chen) is still chasing a fast-fading dream. Three women who could not be more different have one thing in common: their flawed romantic history with singer-songwriter Goh Nakamura (himself). When the amiable but unreliable Goh ambles back into town and into their lives, the past comes roaring back.

Director: Nisha Ganatra

Cast: Zoe Chao, Sonal Shah, Ren Holly Liu

Synopsis: A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.