"Yú Cì (Fish Bones)" follows Bowen, a nonbinary Asian-American living in Queens. Bowen’s mother, Ai, quietly disapproves of Bowen’s gender expression. While struggling with their mother’s form of “acceptance,” Bowen sees their estranged father, Yuan, with another man in a private karaoke room. After this encounter, Bowen attempts to reconnect with Yuan by helping him deal with ...
李琪和母亲相依为命但关系紧绷，高考结束后，她在鱼档帮母亲照顾生意。在同学小薇的生日聚会上，李琪在对方挑衅下摔坏了小薇的手机，面对索赔危机，李琪决定独自解决。高考成绩出来了，远非母亲想象的那般理想，李琪却不愿听从安排去复读，令母女关系再度蒙上阴影……导演张旭煜的短片作品曾入围二十余个国内外电影节展，这部长片首作则是“青葱计划”五强优胜项目。导演在片中巧妙运用多种意象隐喻角色心理，成长的隐痛如鲠在喉，而资深话剧演员王一楠和新生代演员黄婧仪也以充满张力的互动精准诠释了母女之间爱恨交加的亲子关系。
