Umbilical

Los Angeles, CA | 2019 | 7 | digital

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Films in Competition 9: Animation
Main Theater - Michigan Theater Mon, Jan 1, 0001 12:00 AM - 1:45 AM
A 15 minute Q&A with filmmakers in attendance will follow the screening.
Films in Competition 9: Animation
Main Theater - Michigan Theater Fri, Mar 27, 2020 9:00 PM - 10:45 PM
A 15 minute Q&A with filmmakers in attendance will follow the screening.
Film Info
Runtime:7
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Trailer:https://vimeo.com/342159723
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Danski Tang
Social Media
Website:danskitang.com
instagram.com/ransdi

Description

An animated documentary that explores how the filmmaker’s parents’ abusive relationship shaped her own experiences in a boarding school as a child in China. The societal pressures on her mother to hide her abuse, and her desire to protect her daughter, ultimately created a situation where the daughter was subjected to the same societal pressures. Shared desires for intimacy, safety, and normalcy have been constantly at odds with surrounding realities. Through a conversation as adults, mother and daughter learn to understand and support one another.