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Close-up of two older women holding up a long lit lighter.

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó [short film]

  Sean Wang

  United States     17 minutes

Synopsis

Sean Wang visits his maternal and paternal grandmothers who live as roommates during the pandemic. The resulting, roving portrait of Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó’s lives together and their shared love for him is hilarious, moving, and full of the hard-won wisdom of later years.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 4: Documentary – In Motion program.

 Mandarin with subtitles