Two Lies (1990)

Directed by

Pamela Tom

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

25 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother and her teenage daughter navigate their relationship as the mother prepares for eye surgery to alter her Asian features. The film examines how identity and cultural expectations shape their interactions and self-perception.

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What happens

Two Lies is a 1990 short film directed, produced and written by Pamela Tom and starring Dian Kobayashi, Sala Iwamatsu, and Marie Nakano. The film was shot in black and white and discusses issues like identity, Orientalism, and Blepharoplasty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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