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John Steinbeck once wrote, “To be alive at all is to have scars.” What happens to us does not disappear; we just learn to live with it. This is especially true of familial trauma, which significantly impacts the person we become. Premiered in Busan, Tom Lin‘s “Yen and Ai-Lee (2024)” is a monochromatic drama about confronting the wounds of our blood ties.

Yen and Ai-Lee is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema

The story opens in Meinong with an intriguing prologue: a young woman (Hsia Kimi) on a bike, covered in blood, rides to the police station. Eight years later, this woman is released from prison for a crime that will be gradually revealed throughout the film. Her name is Yen, and she returns to her storekeeper mother’s (Yang Kuei-mei) new house after serving her time. Their relationship, scarred by a troubling family past, is overwhelmingly distant. A bond...

John Steinbeck once wrote, “To be alive at all is to have scars.” What happens to us does not disappear; we just learn to live with it. This is especially true of familial trauma, which significantly impacts the person we become. Premiered in Busan, Tom Lin‘s “Yen and Ai-Lee (2024)” is a monochromatic drama about confronting the wounds of our blood ties.

Yen and Ai-Lee is screening at Cinemasia

The story opens in Meinong with an intriguing prologue: a young woman (Hsia Kimi) on a bike, covered in blood, rides to the police station. Eight years later, this woman is released from prison for a crime that will be gradually revealed throughout the film. Her name is Yen, and she returns to her storekeeper mother‘s (Yang Kuei-mei) new house after serving her time. Their relationship, scarred by a troubling family past, is overwhelmingly distant. A bond further complicated by her mother’s new partner,...