Hobnobben Film Festival: VIRTUAL

Immigrant Stories + Panel Conversation

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Available October 26, 2025 6:45 PM UTC
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6 films in package
A Little Regret in Helsinki
A Chinese girl returns home to Helsinki, with a desire to reassess her feelings about home, perfection, friendship, and regret. A tender dialogue is raised between father and daughter.
Bible Camp
Young Korean immigrants assimilate to baseball, burnt hot dogs and hostility at a discount daycare. Rocking out to vinyl records at Bible Camp has unintended consequences. A traumedy, based on a true immigrant story.
Dream Car Wash
Dream Car Wash follows Sara, an Iranian-Italian woman in London, through her daily struggle at a desolate car wash. Amidst mundane routines and fleeting encounters, Sara's inner dream of becoming a professional dancer yearns for expression.
Koi
A newly-divorced Chinese immigrant and his son move to the Great Lakes area. The father, Lee Huan, starts a fishing business that catches only Asian Carp in the local river. However, the son, Lee Long, can't fit into the new environment and doesn't understand his dad's motives.
The Blue Bicycle
Hasan and Khushbu, two Rohingya children, live in a refugee camp with their aunt after their mother’s detention. To help support the family, Khushbu secretly works as a ragpicker at night. One evening, Hasan spots two kids riding a blue bicycle and becomes captivated by it. The bicycle quickly becomes a symbol of his dreams and aspirations.
Turnaround
Following a sudden, tragic bereavement, a West Cork cleaner must decide if she will uphold a tightly hidden secret whilst navigating the fast-paced pressures of a tourist property turnaround.
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These six short films delve into the challenging process of migration and the courage of those who dare to make the journey. The films are just a sample of the myriad experiences around the world as people journey to make better lives for themselves and their families, with all the hardships, hopes, and consequences those journeys entail.

A newly-divorced Chinese immigrant and his son move to the Great Lakes area. The father, Lee Huan, starts a fishing business that catches only Asian Carp in the local river. However, the son, Lee Long, can't fit into the new environment and doesn't understand his dad's motives. With help from Uncle Kuan, a family friend and biologist, the father and son must confront their differences once and for all.

  • Runtime
    0:17:49
  • Language
    Mandarin Chinese
  • Country
    United States
  • Genre
    Family Drama, Asian, Asian American, Chinese, comedy
  • Director
    Taige Shi
  • Screenwriter
    Taige Shi
  • Producer
    Tianyu Yang
  • Filmmaker
    Executive Producer: Taige Shi
  • Cast
    Zhan Wang, Jack Wang
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