23 minutes that'll wreck your heart and demand you listen closer.
After being sexually assaulted by a well-respected professor, a reclusive Chinese American girl who grew up in an abusive family struggles to find her voice while her mother tells her to be silent.
Acting
Mona Arkin's eyes say everything words can't.
Direction
Mingjie Tang wields restraint like a weapon.
Writing
Conversations you've overheard but never interrupted.
Director
Mingjie Tang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Chinese symbolism: sunflowers follow light yet stay rooted, mirroring immigrant daughters caught between cultures.
Tang developed this from real Title IX cases where Asian American survivors reported highest barriers to reporting due to cultural 'saving face' pressures.
US
