Trailer
Assistive Technologies

Dealing with Dad

Runtime
1hr 46mins
Directed by
Tom Huang
Featuring
Ally Maki,
Hayden Szeto,
Peter S. Kim,
Dana Lee
Body

Free to Coolidge members! Co-presented by Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN) and Boston Asian American Film FestivaI.

Post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Tom Huang and Dr. Catherine Vuky, PH.D, moderated by Boston Asian American Film Festival Director Susan Chinsen. 

In Tom Huang's festival award-winning film, Margaret Chang (Ally Maki) reluctantly returns to her hometown along with her hapless brothers (Hayden Szeto, Peter S. Kim) to deal with the sudden depression of their complete-jerk father (Dana Lee). It turns out Dad is nicer depressed than well, and the siblings wonder if they should even get him better as they struggle to find a solution in this comedic drama.

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