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GIRL | DAD

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A coming-of-age story told as a palindrome across forty years — a father raising a daughter, then a daughter raising her father. Starring Sherry Cola (Joy Ride) and Chris Tallman (The Thundermans), the film follows a Chinese adoptee and her single father as they navigate the quiet loneliness of cultural in-betweenness and bridge the gaps that language and heritage cannot fill.

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CastSherry Cola, Chris Tallman, Stephen Howard, Siyu Liang, Shaw Purnell, Ashley Platz
DirectorLianzi Fields
WriterLianzi Fields
CinematographerPat Shahabian

Part of International Shorts: Will Travel

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Event Info

Run Time:
21 mins
Country:
United States
Genre:
Family Friendly, Coming of Age, Drama
Language(s):
English, Mandarin

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Location

Consolidated Theatres Kahala

Honolulu

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