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Americans in Taiwan, Taiwanese in America, and all the messy, awkward, and sentimental combinations of familial and cinematic border-crossing at the intersection of ABTs and ah-ma‘s.
In this program
The Granddaughter Detective
Directed by: YuHui (Judie) Yang | 11 mins
Judie’s visit to her grandmother sparks a conversation about language barriers, generational gaps, and the resilience of familial love.
Ahma & Alan
Directed by: James Y. Shih | 23 mins
When Alan, an American teacher working at a kindergarten in Taiwan, is taken in by law enforcement, his grandmother must come to his rescue.
Hello From Taiwan
Directed by: Tiffany Frances | 16 mins
Three young girls have to learn to get along when their family is unsettled by their parents’ marital discord and a mysterious earthquake.
Smiling Buddha
Directed by: Yu Chu Chang | 19 mins
A young woman struggles to balance her autonomy with her love for her grandma, whose fading memory creates a chasm between them.
SDAFF Roundtable Q&A TAIWAN<‐>AMERICA
30 mins
Follow up your shorts screenings with a special roundtable Q&A with the filmmakers from SHORTS: TAIWAN <-> AMERICA!
Sponsored by
UCSD The Chuan Lyu Endowed Chair
UCSD Taiwan Studies 