Film · 2020

Mother Tongue

Name: Mother Tongue
Director: Jessica Li
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-10-01

11 min · Directed by Jessica Li

Drama

10.01
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Identity, Family and Culture intertwine in Mother Tongue

17-year-old Jane begins to embrace her background and rekindle her relationship with her mother when she becomes immersed in Chinese culture at her younger sister's new language school.

Cast

S

Shirong Wu

Jane Hua

K

Kim Ko

Ma

A

Anani Ho

Jordan Hua

L

Lily Hunter

Teacher Wang

A

Alex Gordon

Brutish Man

Crew

Director: Jessica Li
Producer: Heshi Wijerathna, Samantha Kwan
Writer: Jessica Li
Editor: Samantha Kwan
Cinematography: Francis Healy Wood
Production Design: Kasia Silva
Sound: Jenni Aldred

Details

Studios: Swinburne Film and Television School
Countries: Australia
Languages: Mandarin, English
Release: October 1, 2020

Themes

culture clasheast asian lead

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