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My Dad the Communist
Tony yearns to break down the cultural barriers between him and his inscrutable Chinese father, before it’s too late.
Director: Lab Ky Mo
Overview
Tony is a teenager whose ‘inscrutable’ Chinese dad has a near-death experience in a car crash. Tony yearns to break down the cultural barriers between him and his Dad before it’s too late.
A short film produced produced by B3 Media as part of Blank Slate Digital Shorts, a scheme supporting black, Asian and minority ethnic filmmaking talent. (Executive Producer: Marc Boothe.)
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