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Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma)

Nǎi Nai is my grandma. Wài Pó is also my grandma. Together, they are a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.

  • Sean Wang
    Director
    3,000 Miles, H.A.G.S. (Have a Good Summer), Summertime
  • Sean Wang
    Producer
    3,000 Miles, H.A.G.S. (Have a Good Summer), Summertime
  • Sam Davis
    Producer
    Period. End of Sentence, Long Line of Ladies, Are You Still There?
  • Chang Li Hua
    Key Cast
  • Yi Yan Fuei
    Key Cast
  • Sam Davis
    Cinematographer
    Period. End of Sentence, Long Line of Ladies, Are You Still There?
  • Joyce N. Ho
    Designer
    Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
  • Giosuè Greco
    Composer
    Period. End of Sentence, H.A.G.S. (Have A Good Summer), Not Going Quietly
  • Iris Lee
    8mm Photography
    H.A.G.S. (Have A Good Summer)
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    奶奶跟外婆
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 6, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Mandarin Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SXSW
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    March 12, 2023
    World Premiere
    Grand Jury Award, Audience Award
Director Biography - Sean Wang

Sean is a filmmaker from Fremont, CA. He is a Google Creative Lab 5 alum, 2020 Sundance Ignite Fellow, and current Sundance Institute | TAAF Fellow.

His latest film, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma), premiered at SXSW 2023 where it won the Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award.

He is currently in post-production on his first feature film, DìDi (弟弟). The project was selected for the 2023 Sundance Screenwriters Lab & Directors Lab.

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Director Statement

In February of 2021, after almost five years of living in New York City, I moved back home to the Bay Area. The year I spent living there was the longest period of time that I’ve spent at home since leaving for college, and the most time that I’ve spent together with my grandmothers, ever.

My grandmothers are the purest form of joy in my life. My days spent with them are always full of laughter, dancing and a life-affirming youthful energy, despite their old age. However, the joyful experience of living with them was contrasted by the reality of anti-Asian hate crimes happening in our country. Every news article or video I saw of someone attacking the elderly in our community made me think of my own grandmothers – and how anybody could commit such an inhumane act of violence against someone like them. It deeply angered me and broke my heart.

This film is a reaction to the hateful anti-Asian rhetoric, a celebration of my grandmothers' lives, and my way of sharing their humanity with the world.

Introducing: my Nǎi Nai 奶奶 & Wài Pó 外婆. I hope you love them as much as I love them.