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A ROADSIDE BANQUET

Directed by Peiqi Peng
United States, 2023
Short
  • 1616 minutes

Synopsis

One day in 2016 China after the abolishment of the One Child Policy, 11-year-old Mai attends her baby brother’s first birthday party and learns a crushing truth: her parents never really wanted a girl. What’s worse — she starts turning into a feather duster.

Synopsis

One day in 2016 China after the abolishment of the One Child Policy, 11-year-old Mai attends her baby brother’s first birthday party and learns a crushing truth: her parents never really wanted a girl. What’s worse — she starts turning into a feather duster.