FATA MORGANA

By Amelie WEN

AFI - AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE - as CONS

Drama - Completed 2015

A middle-aged couple from China arrives in the United States for the first time to organize the funeral rites of their only child. In the midst of dealing with the logistics of the funeral and their overwhelming grief, they begin to unravel the escalating fractures in their relationship and the uncertain futures that lie ahead of them.

Festivals
& Awards

AFI FEST 2016
Short Films
    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Drama, Family
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 20 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Amelie WEN
    • Writer(s)
    • Amelie WEN, Jon KENG
    • Producer(s)
    • David SU
    • Synopsis
    • A middle-aged couple from China arrives in the United States for the first time to organize the funeral rites of their only child. In the midst of dealing with the logistics of the funeral and their overwhelming grief, they begin to unravel the escalating fractures in their relationship and the uncertain futures that lie ahead of them.