Essentially Amy (2023)

Essentially Amy

2023

Drama Family

Synopsis

Amy is a young Chinese-American girl working at her local grocery store during the height of the pandemic. Amy must confront growing racism towards Asian-Americans, while at home, she must mitigate her mother’s expectations and personal bias towards African-Americans. After a brutal assault, Amy and her family must reevaluate their perceptions, and Amy must come to terms with who she really is and what she really wants.

Credits

Director

Ari Groobman

Cast

Brenda Valencia as Mia

Heather Turman as Jules

Hidekun Hah as Mr. Park

Jim Todd as Racist Man

Ping Liu as Mom

Seyi Ayorinde as Norm

Stacy Chu as Amy

Crew