20TH February (3rd Friday)

Lucky Grandma

USA | 2019 | 87 mins | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Dir: Sasie Sealy

Cast: Tsai Chin, Hsiao-Yuan Ha and Michael Tow

In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ordinary, chain-smoking, newly-widowed 80-year-old grandma (Tsai Chin) is eager to live as an independent woman despite the worry of her family. When a local fortune teller predicts a most auspicious day in her future, Grandma decides to head to the casino and goes all-in, only to land herself on the wrong side of luck. But her fortunes appear to change when, on the bus home, the man sitting beside her suddenly expires and she absconds with his bag stuffed with US dollar bills. However, the money belongs to New York’s Chinese mob and she finds herself at the centre of a Chinatown gang war. Still, never underestimate an unflappable pensioner.

Accompanying Short Film:  Looney Tunes: How to catch a duck  (TO BE CONFIRMED)