Event

PBIFF: Dim Sum Funeral

DIM SUM FUNERAL
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Country of Origin: Canada / Language: English
Running Time: 1 hour, 36 minutes
Director: Anna Chi
Producers: Tom Berry, Clark Peterson, Ray Cuerdo
Writers: Donald Martin
Cast: Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Kelly Hu, Talia Shire, Julia Nickson

Official Selection AFI Film Festival 2009
Official Selection Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009

Upon her death, a wealthy, "dragon lady" Chinese matriarch's final wish is for her grown Americanized children, estranged from herself as well as from each other, to give her the seven-day traditional Chinese funeral with the underlying intention of bringing them together as a real family. The matriarch's plan works, and the week ends with a shocking surprise. A funny and touching American comedy, Dim Sum Funeral is a contemporary multi-generational ethnic look into the cultural diversity of America that will "touch the heart," which is the direct English translation of the Chinese words "dim sum."