Seagrass

FIPRESCI Prize, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Judith and Steve are off to a weeklong couples therapy retreat – with their two daughters in tow. It’s a picturesque locale for letting it all out – a cabin by the Pacific, a beach for the kids. There, the couple meet the charismatic Pat, who Steve sizes up with suspicion. And 6-year-old Emmy encounters a ghostly presence, conjuring unspoken histories that haunt the biracial Canadian family. Featuring Ally Maki (Shortcomings) and Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians).

Co-Presented by Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).