A closeted son brings home his husband for Mom's birthday. What could go wrong?
Returning home for his mother's birthday, Jhe-Ming must decide if he’s ready to reveal his secret: he’s married to the man he loves.
Acting
Lotus Wang's micro-expressions say everything words cannot.
Direction
Huang lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Cinematography
Komorebi literally means 'sunlight through leaves'—and it shows.
Director
Ting-Chun Huang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Komorebi is a uniquely Japanese/Chinese concept—light filtering through trees—symbolizing hidden things becoming visible. The title itself is the spoiler.
Director Ting-Chun Huang made this as his thesis film at Columbia. It won Grand Jury Prize at Outfest.
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