In a time when violence against the elderly is at an all-time high, Golden Girls is in honor of the life and achievements of the older woman, showing us that not all stories are fully told quite yet.
Total Runtime: 84 minutes
Don’t Be Sorry | PERRY AND A PAUSE | Supermarket Affairs | Tequila Sunset | The Old Young Crow | Nai Nai & Wai Po (Grandma & Grandma)
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Don’t Be Sorry
Directed by David Au
10 mins | English | New England Premiere
After her husband is assaulted in an Anti-Asian hate crime, a timid but resilient Korean-American senior is empowered to fight back when she discovers viral face-slapping competition videos.
Perry and a Pause
Directed by Tess Paras
10 mins | English| East Coast Premiere
When Perry, a newly-divorced and disenchanted gig worker, is tasked to help an eccentric elderly woman with a cheeky art project, she becomes an unwitting accomplice to an even more taboo plan.
Supermarket Affairs
Directed by Hang Luong Nguyen
15 mins | Vietnamese, English, Subtitles when English not spoken
While preparing for her husband’s second death anniversary, a middle-aged Vietnamese immigrant woman and her Americanized adult daughter butt heads over how to best honor him, and inadvertently drag a handsome stranger at the local Asian market into their messy family dynamic.
Advisory: 12+, Mature themes
Tequila Sunset
Directed by Jinsui Song
20 mins | Chinese, Mandarin, English with Subtitles | New England Premiere
Some tequila, a little OJ, and a splash of grenadine. Is that too much to ask for? Jia doesn’t think so. At 70 years old, she deserves a break! But when the toll of looking after her dementia-ridden husband gets too heavy, she starts imagining other creative solutions so she can finally relax.
Advisory: 12+, Mature themes
The Old Young Crow
Directed by Liam LoPinto
12 mins | Farsi, Japanese, with English Subtitles | Boston Premiere
An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
Nai Nai & Wai Po (Grandma & Grandma)
Directed by Sean Wang
17 min
Nǎi Nai is my grandma. Wài Pó is also my grandma. Together, they are a grandma super team that dances and stretches their sorrows away.
