A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Cinematography
Split timelines that make Taiwan look like a dream America forgot
Acting
Tzi Ma's face doing 40 years of silence
Writing
Alan Yang translating unspeakable grief into grocery store conversations
Director
Alan Yang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alan Yang based this on his own father's immigration story, filming in his actual hometown in Taiwan — the grocery store is family-run.
The title references a Taiwanese sugar factory that employed Yang's grandfather, symbolizing how economic forces uprooted families across generations.
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