HOME IS WHERE THE SUNSETS (2016)
2016 / Narrative Short / Drama, Coming-of-Age, Hong Kong Identity
Directed by Kayla Tong
Cinematography by Kayla Tong
Produced by Terrence Leung & Merissa Jane Lee
Alison’s life in L.A. turns upside down when her family comes to visit from Hong Kong for the very first time. Stuffed into her cramped apartment, Alison finds beauty and heartache in the smallest of moments.
Screenings
April 24th, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Aratani Theater
July 28th, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Visual Communications Summer Series “Uprooted from the Scenes”
Tateuchi Democracy Forum
January, 2017
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Asians on Film Festival of Shorts
WINNER - Best Ensemble Cast Award
Feb, 2017
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Seattle Asian American Film Festival
Northwest Film Forum
March 25th, 2017 @ 11:00 am
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Post Alley Film Festival
SIFF Film Center
April, 2017
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Sarasota Film Festival
Regal Hollywood 20
April 22nd, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
ITHACA, NEW YORK
Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival
Cinemapolis
May 21st, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
WASHINGTON, DC
DC Asian American Film Festival
Atlantic Plumbing Cinema
May 27th, 2017 @ 5:30pm
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival
WINNER - Best Directing in Narrative Award
June 10th, 2017 @ 10:00 pm
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival
American Cinemas Houston
July 16th, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
DALLAS, TEXAS
Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Angelika Film Center
October 20th, 2017 @ 12:00pm
KERRY, IRELAND
Kerry Film Festival
Cinema Killarney
November 4th, 2017 @ 10:00pm
VANCOUVER, CANADA
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
https://festival.vaff.org/2017/films/home-is-where-the-sunsets/
November 11th, 2017 @ 4:50 pm
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Institute of Contemporary Art
November 14th, 2017 @ 1:00pm
TORONTO, CANADA
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
TIFF Bell Lightbox
Dec 9th, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Austin Asian American Film Festival
AFS Cinema
April 11th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA
Pitzer College - Asian American Studies
"(Re)Presenting Asian Americans: Invisible No More"
April 28th, 2018 @ 6:00 pm
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Starry Nite Festival
Southwestern National Bank Plaza
Press
Shuffle Online. "AAAFF 2017: "Home is Where the Sunsets" review" December 14, 2017
Madbuzz. "Cha Chaan Tang with Kayla T: 'You Need To Let Your Dream Be Bigger Than Your Fear'" April 3, 2016
ReAppropriate. "“Uprooted From the Scenes” Film Screening Highlights Budding AAPI Filmmakers" June 29, 2016
Asia Weekly 亞洲週刊. "Interview: Hong Kong American filmmaker Kayla Tong / 專訪﹕港籍美國電影人唐佩珊" March 27, 2016