It Smells Like Springtime

Synopsis

Through family conversations, home movies, and portraiture, It Smells Like Springtime explores the complexity of Asian-American identity and experience in dialogue with the artist and jeweler Ada Chen and a riotous cadre of kids. Together, they grapple with their ties to their families’ homelands, the paradoxes of representation, and their sense of belonging.

CAST

Mackie Mallison

Director

Ada Chen

Cast

Zoë Tam

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Gene Chen

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Sarah Zhu

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Mackie Mallison

Director

Ada Chen

Cast

Zoë Tam

Cast

Gene Chen

Cast

Sarah Zhu

Cast