Mengyu Yan
Wangmo&Pema
50 min.
Director: Yan Mengyu
Tibetan sisters, 14-year-old Pema and 19-year-old Wangmo, are reunited with their mother after three years apart. Pema & Wangmo had been living together in India while their mother started a new life for them in New York City. When family is reunited in Queens, future dreams collide with past traumas. Sometimes living under the same roof is more difficult than expected.
In-Person Screening and Q&A Sat. Sept. 30, 2:00pm
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Mengyu Yan
MFA Social Documentary Film: 2023