美国亲戚

American Relatives

Set in San Francisco andToisan, this film follows Pat Chu Nishimoto as she uncovers her late father’s secrets. In 1980, she visits China for the first time and discovers a family of half-relatives. The direction then shifts to these Chinese relatives, who recount the history of their ancestral home, emphasizing the erosion of history and culture amidst rapid modernization.

《美国亲戚》的故事在旧金山和广东台山两地展开拍摄。在影片的上半段,美国华裔周碧华道出她早逝父亲隐藏多年的秘密。1980年中国大陆改革开放,她的姐妹们第一次来到父亲的故乡,才得知在这里有一家子同父异母的亲戚。在影片的下半段,周碧华的中国亲戚们娓娓道来祖屋的故事。如今,那些蕴含著父辈出海美国谋生的艰辛的祖宅,正在中国的城市化进程中迅速消逝。

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