Mother Tongue Trailer - Asian Australian Short Film

17-year-old Jane begins to embrace her background and rekindle her relationship with her mother when she becomes immersed in Chinese culture at her younger sister’s new language school.

Written and directed by Jessica Li
Produced by Heshi Wijerathna & Samantha Kwan
Director of Photography by Francis Healy Wood
Production Design by Kasia Silva
Sound by Jenni Aldred
Editing by Samantha Kwan
Colour graded by Sam McCarthy

Starring
Shirong Wu as Jane
Kim Ko as Ma
Anani Ho as Jordan
Hunter Li as Teacher Wang

Streamed on SBS on Demand 2022

Official Selection - 2021 Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival (US)
Official Selection - 2021 FUSE Darebin Combat Discrimination Film Festival (AUS)
Official Selection - 2021 Multicultural Film Festival 2021(AUS)
Official Selection - 2021 21st Anniversary DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival (US)
Official Selection - 2021 Setting Sun Film Festival (AUS)
Official Selection - 2021 Nantucket Film Festival (US)
Official Selection - 2021 Oxford Film Festival (US)
Official Selection - 2021 Women in Film and Television (WIFT) V-Fest (AUS)
Official Selection - The 25th Annual Canberra Short Film Festival 2021 (AUS)
Official Selection - 2021 The ReelGood Film Festival (AUS)
Official Selection - 2021 Freshflix Film Festival (AUS)
Official Selection - 2021 Melbourne Women in Film Festival (AUS)
Official Selection - 2021 Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien (France)
Official Selection - 2020 Mosaic World Film Festival (US)
Official Selection - 2020 Aesthetica Film Festival (UK)

Multicultural Film Festival - 2021 Short Fiction Film Honourable Mention
Setting Sun Film Festival - 2021 Cultural Diversity Award
Setting Sun Film Festival - 2021 Best Female Filmmaker nomination
Setting Sun Film Festival - 2021 Best Emerging Filmmaker Award
WIFT - V-Fest Competition Finalist 2021/Best Student Film nomination
Critics Lab (MWFF) - 2021 Critics Choice Award
Freshflix Festival - Best Drama 2021
Melbourne Women in Film Festival - Best Next Gen Film Award 2021
Melbourne Women in Film Festival - Programmer's Choice: Best Victorian Next Gen Film Award 2021
Accolade Global FIlm Competition 2020 - Award of Merit (Special Mention) November 2020 - Film Short (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Film Victoria Graduate Award - 2019 Showcase & Industry Awards - Certificate of Merit: Best Film Award
Film Victoria Graduate Award - 2019 Showcase & Industry Awards - Certificate of Merit: Best Producer
Film Victoria Graduate Award - 2019 Showcase & Industry Awards - Certificate of Merit: Best Cinematography
Film Victoria Graduate Award - 2019 Showcase & Industry Awards - Certificate of Merit: Best Script Award