After Sunset, Dawn Arrives

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

In the early 2000s, Los Angeles, introverted and unsociable 65 year-old Wan falls in love with a man who is nearly 30 years his junior and struggles to embrace his homosexuality, which he had suppressed his entire life, while also confronting his guilt towards his deceased wife.

Director(s): Andy Yi Li
Writer(s): Andy Yi Li
Producer(s): Andy Yi Li, Lameng Bei, Yaxing Lin
Key Cast: Jesse Wang, Todd Lien

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A coming of age story about a Chinese man finds peace and self-acceptance at declining years.

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
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Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
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