Overview

• Rosemead had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 6 after a seven-year journey to adapt the 2017 Los Angeles Times story by Frank Shyong.
• Lucy Liu co-produced the drama and drew on her own family experiences to bring authenticity to Irene, a terminally ill mother grappling with her son’s schizophrenia.
• Newcomer Lawrence Shou delivers a compelling debut as Joe, portraying the hallucinations and whispered anxieties that challenge stereotypes about mental illness.
• Cinematographer-turned-director Eric Lin employs meticulously composed visuals and restrained storytelling to underscore the family’s inner struggles.
• Critics praised Liu’s nuanced portrayal and the film’s empathetic exploration of mental health stigma and ‘saving face’ culture in Asian-American communities.