As a Cure

A modern musical between Tess, a mother, and her daughter Justine. After suffering a fall, the doctor expresses to Tess, from the CT scan, a potential presence of a lump in her breast and recommends a mammogram. Justine accompanies her and ultimately uncovering the real reason for the fall.

Dorothea Sing Zhang’s documentary instincts reach new heights in this intimate behind-the-scenes glimpse of her mother’s solitary routine as the star of Chinese opera, a life’s calling that alienates her from her closest.