A 14-minute cultural collision where meet-the-parents becomes a geopolitical minefield.
Chinese middle class student Hua decides to propose to his American upper-class girlfriend Virginia, but first, he has to get her father's permission.
Writing
Economic storytelling—every awkward pause earns its keep.
Acting
Roman Xing's nervous energy is physically painful (compliment).
Director
Jun Kuang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film weaponizes physical comedy to expose how immigrants must perform exaggerated versions of success to gain entry into upper-class spaces.
Director Jun Kuang made this as his USC thesis film, reportedly inspired by real conversations with Chinese international students about American in-law anxiety.
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