Home Away from Home
Directed by Tianyao Ma
A group of elder immigrants who came to the U.S. to take care of their grandchildren were born here.
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Overview
- Genre
- Minorities and Social Issues
- Synopsis
Every weekend, a group of old people comes to this Chinese language school learning English, while their grandchildren are taking Chinese classes. This is a project focusing on the living condition of these elder group who immigrate to America to help take care of their grandchildren who are born there. It is not only about dilemma from living abroad but also draws attention to the current social problem of ‘empty nest’ in China as well as the concerns of being old.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 12 and 51 minutes
Credits
- Tianyao Ma ... Director, Producer, Editor
Production Details
- Country
- United States
- Years of Production
- 2016
- Locations
- PA - Pennsylvania
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2016
- Festivals
- 12th Chinese American Film Festival, 3rd International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra Awards, Prato Film Festival,Screening Scholarship Media Festival, NextFrame Film Festival, Los Angeles CineFest,Philadelphia Film Showcase, IPAAF Festival
- Awards
- winner, Corti Made in China, Prato Film Festival, Italy
- Language
- Chinese | English
- Subtitles
- English
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