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If I Make it to the Morning

Country: United States, Language: Chinese, Shanghainese, 10 mins

  • Director: Andre Shen
  • Writer: Andre Shen
  • Producer: Tinbete Daniel, Emily Eng, Andre Shen

CGiii Comment

A Gen Z snowflake gets a bit of a shock...when it doesn't go her way!

The only problem with the film is...it empathises with her.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

A Chinese teenager dreams of living with her cool aunt in New York, until tensions boil over during a crab dinner.

Cast & Characters

Yimeng Duan ... Bei
Cynthia Yiru Hu ... Ziyi
Yiqing Zhao ... Xuan