One Day I'll Open My Fist

One Day I'll Open My Fist

20 min · Drama

Lulu, a young Chinese American woman, resorts to petty theft as a quiet act of resistance against the wave of newcomers transforming her neighborhood. As she comes of age amidst the shifting fabric of her home, she is confronted with questions of identity and what it truly means to belong.

Directed by Dylan Rizzo · Written by Dylan Rizzo

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