Christmas, Dumpling and Tortellini

After a long painful exile from her father, Aurora visits him on Christmas Eve but is greeted by a Chinese couple who now own the house. Despite the husband Jiawei’s objection, the pregnant wife Xiaowen welcomes her inside.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 19:00

Director Biography - Zilong Wang

Zilong Wang is a writer-director currently based in Los Angeles. Originally hailing from a small northwestern town in China, he grew up surrounded by desert and a large population of Hui Chinese Muslims. Through his experiences, he has realized that anyone can become a minority under certain conditions, and advocates for empathy to bridge divides between people.