Movies and TvShows featuring "chinese-diaspora" theme.

Rachel Chu, a native New Yorker, travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family. As she navigates the complex social dynamics and class conflicts, Rachel's relationship with her boyfriend is tested. Despite facing judgment and obstacles, Rachel ultimately chooses love and acceptance over wealth and tradition.

Lucky tells the story of a Chinese-diaspora woman who embarks on a journey to fulfill her mother's dying wish. Along the way, she encounters various challenges and explores themes of family, love, and identity. The film delves into the complexities of mother-son relationships, as well as the impact of Alzheimer's disease on individuals and their loved ones. Through her experiences, the protagonist discovers the power of resilience and the strength of the human spirit.

Havana Divas is a documentary that delves into the fascinating story of Cantonese opera in Havana, Cuba. It explores the rich history and cultural impact of this traditional art form, highlighting the unique fusion of Chinese and Cuban influences. Through interviews and archival footage, the film invites viewers to discover the vibrant world of Cantonese opera in the heart of Havana.

Two semi-studious students living in 'Korea-Town' are interrupted & intrigued by the actions of a girl in a nearby building, witnessed via CCTV, whilst each trying to come to terms with important subjects in their university projects [one Korean related: the Sewol ferry tragedy, and one British: the Grenfell tower incident], as well as their own life challenges in this claustrophobic tragicomedy of alienation, helping hands & secretive students. Is all really what it seems?

An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career. Meanwhile their eldest daughter lives in Germany and their eldest son remains in Hong Kong. The film explores the different ways the family members cope with isolation and alienation.

A generational trauma through the lens of an Asian American teenager through food and poetry.

Two Chinese girls spend their last day together in Belle-Île-en-Mer, a small island in Brittany, France. The next day, Xiaoba is going back to China and Yiyi wanders through the island on her own. The moon shines bright in the night sky and new encounters might bring her out of her melancholy.

Amid changing times, as friends and relatives are leaving the city one after the other, our once familiar neighbourhood is becoming foreign. Yeung Por Por has her luggage packed for the one-way flight out of the city with her son. During her final hours in Hong Kong, she goes to the Wan Chai seaside and is shocked to find a barricaded construction site. Following Rhea, her domestic helper to the latter’s Filipino community, Yeung Por Por realises what it means to be uprooted from one’s homeland. Subtly and wistfully, the film relates the difficulties and dilemmas of migration, closing with ‘You Said We’d Be Back’ by the folk-rock duo My Little Airport.

A boy named Tui Ná is facing a difficult internal struggle as he navigates his own queer identity while also trying to fulfill his filial duties and meet the expectations of his Chinese immigrant mother. This emotional journey explores the challenges and conflicts that arise from the clash between personal identity and cultural expectations.%s

A girl from Hainan recounts her youth in a seaside village she couldn't leave.