When your mom decides to try online dating for the first time | A Chinese American story

08/22/24: See my new film, Three Bows here!    • a voice note, a photo, three bows | a...  

Discover Year of the Rat, an award-winning short film starring Lee Chen from Disney+'s "American Born Chinese." An uplifting Asian American story exploring family and connection in the digital age, Year of the Rat is a hilarious, heartwarming, and genuinely moving movie that will have you laugh out loud, shed a tear, and maybe... Even call your mom.

"Yearning for companionship but failing to connect with her American born daughter, a lonely middle-aged Chinese American immigrant turns to the unlikely world... Of online dating."

A festival favorite, Year of the Rat premiered to audiences at the 2022 Hawai’i International Film Festival, went on the Chinese American Film Festival where it received a Golden Angel Award, and played at DisOrient 2023 as well as the 2023 Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival.

WATCH TRAILER:    • Official Trailer | Year of the Rat | ...  
LEARN MORE: https://www.yearoftheratmovie.com

Dear friend,
Thanks for taking the time to check out our film. It was independently made by a group of dedicated AAPI filmmakers passionate about telling stories from a place of openness and humor. In a landscape overflowing with choices, it means a lot that you're giving our film a chance.

Making a film such as this is a tremendous labor of love, energy, and money. Consider subscribing, or if you really enjoyed this film, buying me a "coffee" so that I can continue to make more films, or visiting my print shop to purchase one of my prints.

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rickyqi
https://www.rickyqiprints.com/

-Ricky Qi (Writer & Director, https://www.rickyqi.com)

Year of the Rat
Starring: Lee Chen (Good Trouble, American Born Chinese)
Written and Directed by: Ricky Qi (https://www.rickyqi.com)
Full Cast & Crew: (https://www.yearoftheratmovie.com/who...)
Contact: [email protected]
Trailer:    • Official Trailer | Year of the Rat | ...