THE FAREWELL

September 20 – 26
THE FAREWELL
In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there’s a lot to celebrate: a chance to rediscover the country she left as a child, her grandmother’s wondrous spirit, and the ties that keep on binding even when so much goes unspoken. With The Farewell, writer/director Lulu Wang has created a heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, masterfully interweaving a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a richly moving story of how family can unite and strengthen us, often in spite of ourselves.
Dir: Lulu Wang / 2019 / US / 98 min

“Extraordinary on every level, Lulu Wang’s The Farewell starring an award-caliber Awkwafina builds a funny, touching and vital film about what makes a family in any culture, leaving you with cathartic tears.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“An incredibly satisfying meal of a film.” – Emily Yoshida, New York Magazine/Vulture

“It’s a film that pulls off a quiet miracle: it breaks your heart, and leaves you happy.” – Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

SCREENING: FRI 9/20 9:00PM; SAT 9/21 9:00PM; SUN 9/22 2:30PM; TUE 9/24 7:00PM; WED 9/25 4:00PM; THU 9/26 7:00PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.