The farewell = Bie gao su ta

The farewell = 别告诉她

Publication/Creation:: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
Format:: Video or Visual Material

Full Title:: The farewell = Bie gao su ta / A24 and Ray Production, Big Beach, Kindred Spirit presents ; in association with Depth of Field, Seesaw ; a Big Beach production ; written and directed by Lulu Wang ; produced by Daniele Melia, Marc Turtletaub & Peter Saraf, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang, Anita Gou
The farewell = 别告诉她 / A24 and Ray Production, Big Beach, Kindred Spirit presents ; in association with Depth of Field, Seesaw ; a Big Beach production ; written and directed by Lulu Wang ; produced by Daniele Melia, Marc Turtletaub & Peter Saraf, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang, Anita Gou
Uniform Title:: Farewell (Motion picture : 2019)

Additional Author/Creators:: Wang, Lulu (Motion picture producer and director), film director, screenwriter, and film producer
Melia, Daniele, film producer
Turtletaub, Marc, film producer
Saraf, Peter, film producer
Miano, Andrew, film producer
Weitz, Chris, 1969-, film producer
Zheng, Jane (Producer), film producer
Gou, Anita, film producer
Awkwafina, 1988-, actor
Ma, Tzi, actor
Lin, Xiaojie, 1964-, actor
Zhao, Shuzhen (Actor), actor
Mayo, X, actor
Lu, Hong (Actor), actor
Lin, Hong (Actor), actor
Jiang, Yongbo (Actor), actor
Chen, Han, 1988-, actor
Mizuhara, Aoi, actor
Zhang, Jing (Actor), actor
Yang, Xuejian, actor
Franquesa-Solano, Anna, 1984-, director of photography
A24 (Firm), presenter
Ray Production, presenter
Big Beach (Firm), presenter and production company
Kindred Spirit (Firm), presenter
Depth of Field (Firm), presenter
Seesaw Production (Beijing, China), presenter
Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), publisher
Kanopy (Firm), publisher

Genre:: Comedy films
Feature films
Fiction films
Internet videos
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Subjects:: Families--China--Drama
Families--United States--Drama
Terminally ill--China--Drama
Weddings--China--Drama
Deception--Drama
Family members

Summary:: Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate.
Language:: Chinese
English
Language Note:: English and Mandarin dialogue with English subtitles; optional English closed-captioning.
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (approximately 100 min.)) : sound, color
Technical Note:: Streaming video file.
General Note:: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019.
Local Note:: Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.
Participant/Performer Note:: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, X Mayo, Lu Hong, Lin Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Chen Han, Aoi Mizuhara, Zhang Jing, Yang Xuejian.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director of photography, Anna Franquesa-Solano ; editors, Michael Taylor, Matthew Friedman ; music, Alex Weston.