For Izzy

2018 • 84 minutes

About this movie

A warm, heartfelt film about blending families, featuring powerhouse performances from its all-Asian cast. Beloved late actress Elizabeth Sung plays Anna, a successful business-woman and single mother struggling with a strained relationship with her 20-something queer daughter Dede (Michelle Ang). Her widower neighbor Peter (Jim Lau) is the caretaker of his millennial daughter Laura (Jennifer Soo) who is on the Autism spectrum. When Laura and Dede form an unlikely friendship they each bond with the other’s parent, ultimately bringing Peter and Anna together to find an unexpected later-in-life romance. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and the Audience Awards at Frameline, Ashland Independent Film Festival, and the New York Asian American Film Festival.