Blue Sun Palace

Producer, Sally Sujin Oh will be in person Friday 5/2.

Producer, Sally Sujin Oh will be in person Saturday 5/3 moderated by Harvey Dong, UC Berkeley Professor of Ethnic Studies.

“The more I think about writer-director Constance Tsang’s Blue Sun Palace, the more it seeps into my muscles and my bones … This film breathes the slow cinematic air of Tsai Ming-liang … A soulful and passionate meditation on loss.”– Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

Within the confines of a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens, Amy and Didi navigate romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home. Despite the physical and emotional toll their work extracts, the women who live at the parlor have fortified an impenetrable sisterhood.

When tragedy strikes on Lunar New Year, Amy is forced to consider her own destiny for the first time ever. Despite finding solace in the company of Cheung, Amy must leave the city and prioritize her own spirit in order to survive. In an unseen part of New York, Blue Sun Palace explores the lives of transient souls trying to find a sense of permanence.

Co-presented by Bay Area Chinese Culture Salon