Saving Face

+ recorded intro from writer and critic Jinghua Qian

A lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to reveal their secret loves.

  • Director

    Alice Wu

  • With

    Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen, Lynn Chen

  • USA 2004. 94min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    15

  • English and Mandarin with English subtitles

Alice Wu’s debut feature is a romantic comedy about Wil, a surgeon living in New York who hides her sexuality from her family. As her mother attempts to set her up with eligible bachelors, Wil enters into a relationship with Vivian, the daughter of her boss. Saving Face is a groundbreaking film which subtly depicts the allyship between queer and straight women overwhelmed by patriarchal tradition.