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- Against Filial Piety ponders one of the oldest Chinese beliefs; the gravest offense of filial piety is not to have offspring to carry on the family name and blood. The film also relates to feelings of failure in not being able to fulfill the filial responsibility. This five minute, single framed, 16mm experimental film includes the word "barren" from 34 different written languages, which were extracted from dictionaries. The individual word or symbol disintegrates as it being enlarged to resemble landscapes or graphic shapes. The colorful technical drawing s of human anatomy and the cycle of childbirth are combined and contrasted against the monotone enlargement of Xerox copies of the word "barren" which breaks up and converges through out the progression of film.
- Disunion with the Union of Suffering illustrates and applauds the complex design of the human form - from cells to flesh - and celebrates the amazing cognitive ability each human possesses to transfer perceptions. Using images of cells, anatomy, and butterfly metamorphosis, the film creates an atlas of the subconscious mind. The vivacious score and staccato rhythm of vibrant, single-frame images alerts us to the working of our own eyes and ears.
- Exercise with Ching Yung is a personal, experimental documentary film that presents the filmmaker's retired father who likes to exhibit his own creation of Tai Chi in public and sings Karaoke with his friends. This film explores the internal struggle of being the daughter of an old-fashioned Chinese father, whose lifelong wish has been to have a son to carry on his family name. The film examines the father-daughter relationship and investigates the daughter's struggle with whether and how to fulfill her father's expectations.
- Fung Tsao Theories is a funny and loving film about the filmmaker's Chinese mother's philosophy of life. In making this film, Wen Hwa attempted to preserve the memories of her family, who live over 10,000 miles away, on film. All footage was shot in Taiwan with super-8mm reversal film then transferred and edited on video.
- Wonton is a story about a young Chinese woman and her witty escape during an Immigration Customs Enforcement raid of the US restaurant where she is illegally employed. Not only does Grace get away, she helps Armando, an underage Salvadorian dishwasher, to avoid the fate of the other illegal workers, who are subjected to humiliating treatment, capture, and possible deportation. The film gives a glimpse into the microcosm of life in a restaurant, and through a simple story, magnifies the need for human beings to have the right to pursue a better life.