Wayne Wang – MRQE

Coming Home Again

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A Korean-American man cares for his ailing mother and tries to master her traditional Korean dishes.

While the Women Are Sleeping

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Kenji and Aya spend their summer days in a Hotel. While she is doing her own thing, he tries to work on his novel. But then a few strange hotel guest arouse the curiosity of the couple…

Soul of a Banquet

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Documentary about Cecilia Chiang, “the mother of the true Chinese cuisine.”

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.

The Princess of Nebraska

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A pregnant San Francisco Chinese teenage immigrant named Sasha tells of life in America.

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The film follows Mr. Shi, a retired widower from Beijing. When his only daughter, Yilan, who lives in Spokane, Washington and works as a librarian, gets divorced, he decides to visit her to help her heal. However, Yilan is not interested. She tries keeping an emotional distance but when this finally fails she begins physically avoiding her father. He confronts her about an affair with a married Russian man and she, in turn, lets loose about all the gossip she’d heard as a young girl about his alleged affair with a female colleague back in China.

Last Holiday

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted department store saleswoman Georgia Byrd to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life. With weeks to live, she withdraws her life savings, sells all her possessions and jets off to Europe where she lives it up at a posh hotel. Upbeat and passionate, Georgia charms everybody she meets, including renowned Chef Didier. The only one missing from her new life is her longtime crush Sean Matthews.

Because of Winn-Dixie

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.

Maid in Manhattan

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?

The Center of the World

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A couple checks into a suite in Las Vegas. In flashbacks we see that he’s a computer whiz on the verge of becoming a dot.com millionaire, she’s a lap dancer at a club. He’s depressed, withdrawing from work, missing meetings with investors. He wants a connection, so he offers her $10,000 to spend three nights with him in Vegas, and she accepts with conditions. Is mutual attraction stirring?