Event

Dede I Brought You Back (2018)

Directed by Canadian filmmaker Morgan Kroon, this world premiere screening of Dede I Brought You Back showcases a special story about bi-cultural life and the sense of disconnect that inevitably follows. Dede is a 19-year-old first-generation Chinese-Canadian. She’s spent most of her life in Toronto, Canada, but her mom, LiuYe, brings her back to the small village in China where Dede’s grandparents were born. Together, they wrestle with the question, “What is my duty to family and legacy,” while they sift through family relics and visit ancestral graves. Catered reception with the filmmaker following the premiere.

Speakers will include filmmaker Morgan Kroon and Chi-Ming Yang of Penn Cinema Studies.

Note: museum admission required

Event cosponsored with Penn Cinema Studies, Philadelphia Asian American Film and Filmmakers, and Asian American Studies