Banana in a Nutshell by Roseanne Liang at this year's NZ Film Festival

Reviewed on Lumiere by Tze Ming Mok

"BiaN is the classic story of a wayward child struggling against her conservative migrant parents.... This documentary doesn't just charm, it uses charm. It brandishes charm like a weapon, though its grip and the set of its jaw, is shaky.. Roseanne doesn't have it all figured out - she is still sounding her way through her own story. But BiaN is more than just a diary-entry or a therapy session. In the classic mold to which it adheres, there is a cross-cultural conflict at the core of BiaN which can only be bridged by love.... In Chinese culture the tradition of displacing direct emotional communication onto symbolic acts is strong. Untraditional she may claim to be, but Roseanne Liang has made this documentary in lieu of a screaming-match...."

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Banana in a NutshellBanana in a Nutshell by Roseanne Liang at this year's NZ Film Festival

Reviewed on Lumiere by Tze Ming Mok

"BiaN is the classic story of a wayward child struggling against her conservative migrant parents.... This documentary doesn't just charm, it uses charm. It brandishes charm like a weapon, though its grip and the set of its jaw, is shaky.. Roseanne doesn't have it all figured out - she is still sounding her way through her own story. But BiaN is more than just a diary-entry or a therapy session. In the classic mold to which it adheres, there is a cross-cultural conflict at the core of BiaN which can only be bridged by love.... In Chinese culture the tradition of displacing direct emotional communication onto symbolic acts is strong. Untraditional she may claim to be, but Roseanne Liang has made this documentary in lieu of a screaming-match...."

Read the entire review on Lumiere
Banana in a Nutshell