Seventeen
Directed by Geqi Li- China, USA
- Drama/Coming-of-age
- English, Henan Chinese
- Subtitled
- 2023
- 15 mins
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shareA Chinese American teenage girl, Jasmine, gets pregnant and wants to keep the baby, while her pornstar mother, Yan, insists on having an abortion.
Directed by Geqi Li
Produced by Geqi Li and Vincent Wang
Director’s Bio: Geqi Li is a Chinese newcomer to Los Angeles. She holds a Film Directing MFA from CalArts. She speaks the language of humanitarianism. Now she is a creative producer at the award-winning director Lu Chuan’s studio.
Plays in
Going the Distance
Lives interrupted, forbidden love affairs, caretakers and children finally having it out, people desperate for success–and the physical, emotional, and psychological distance sparked by these moments. This block of short films depicts the nonlinear spectrum of human connection, detachment, and loss. You’ll watch characters in their struggle to navigate distance of all kinds, including stories of those working to bridge the gap between their lofty dreams and their humbling realities.
