Asheville Film Festival
- Plum Flower
- Director: Serena Moy
Narrative Short. 2005. United States. 10 min. Cantonese Chinese, Subtitled.
North Carolina Premiere
Best in Fest, Best in Cinematography, Audience Award Columbia College, Chicago.
Set in 1948 China, a mother and father decide the fate of their fifth daughter, a newborn baby girl. Baby girls are seen as an encumbrance; the strength of poverty and desperation weigh heavily on the hearts of both parents as they decide whether or not to keep their daughter. Holding a bottle of poison in one hand and her daughter in the other, the mother names her child Plum Flower. The Chinese place great emphasis on the value of a name, will Plum Flower grow to fulfill the promise in her name?
- Showings
Saturday, January 21 at 10pm – Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company