11 May 2006
Julieta
The life and times of the mexican pianist Julieta García Rello, as told by her granddaughter.
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
A multigenerational story celebrating director Sean Wang's two grandmothers, one on his father's side and the other on his mother's side.
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