TUI NA
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM DUAN (MIFF)
A boy struggles to reconcile his burgeoning queer identity with his filial duties and expectations from his Chinese immigrant mother.
Tui Na was part of the Queerscreen 2023 line up: https://queerscreen.org.au/sessions/tui-na/ watch the trailer here. Tui Na won Best Film at My Queer Career 2023 https://queerscreen.org.au/my-queer-career-and-asia-pacific-queer-film-festival-award-winners-2023/
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