International Film Festival: Lunch, "Elite Match" short film screening and Q&A with filmmaker Kathy Meng

Join us for lunch, a screening of the short film "Elite Match" (15 min, Mandarin/English) and Q&A with the filmmaker, Kathy Meng. Lunch sponsored by the Asian studies and Asian American Experiences research cluster of the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute.

Film synopsis: Dating at any age can be tough. As an immigrant and single mom, nearly impossible, but Lily is determined to find love for herself, even if her heart and mind is always preoccupied with her daughter. More here: https://www.kathymeng.fun/films/elite-match

Kathy Meng is a Chinese-American writer/director who was born in Philadelphia and raised in Beijing and Massachusetts before studying film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her films are rooted in realism, depicting modern Chinese women who long for intimacy that they can’t find as outsiders in American society. Her third short film “Elite Match” (2022) was screened at the Asian American International Film Festival, CAAMFest, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, New York Shorts International Film Festival, NewFilmmakers LA, Queens World Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Festival, and others. “Elite Match” received the Audience Award at DC ShortsFest and the Roy W. Dean Grant’s Hot Films in the Making Award.

Event sponsored by SMU Libraries, SMU English, SMU ESL, Chinese Language Club, DCII, & the Dallas Chapter of the Fulbright Association, and AAPASA.

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Co-hosted with: Association of Asian and Pacific American Scholars & Allies, Chinese Language Club, Dedman College, Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, SMU Libraries, Department of English

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