woman, family, identity, sexuality, migration
Returning to Hong Kong for Lunar New Year after years abroad, Megan joins her family’s reunion dinner hoping to reconnect. As conversations drift between familiar traditions, gentle teasing, and unspoken expectations, she finds herself caught between the comfort of home and the growing distance between who she is and who her family believes her to be.
Edwin Lai is a Hong Kong–based director and cinematographer interested in emotionally grounded storytelling that explores identity and belonging. Drawing from everyday life in Hong Kong, his work blends intimate human moments with atmospheric visual storytelling. He is also drawn to grounded science-fiction and genre stories that use heightened worlds to explore deeply human emotions.
