A Picture of You
In this critically acclaimed indie favorite and New York Times Critic's Pick, estranged siblings, Kyle and Jen, travel from New York City to rural Pennsylvania to pack up the home of their recently deceased mother. While there, they inadvertently make a shocking discovery that turns their world upside-down.
Winner of Best Screenplay and nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Nominated for Best Narrative at CAAMFest.
"Sensitive and understated, J.P. Chan's A PICTURE OF YOU balances humor and sentiment with an instinctive hand, skillfully unearthing honest, unexpected laughs amid intense grief." - Katherine Vu, Village Voice
"Chan and his likably low-key cast navigate hairpin turns from drama to comedy to outright farce with an impressive sense of proportion." - Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Running Time
84 mins
Year
2013
Kanopy ID
2581557
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Comments (9)
Mediocre acting and a rather weak storyline made this movie a bit disappointing for me.
Wonderful. Thank you.
Well done! I'm caucasian. But this movie and acting put me in the shoes of an Asian American. I could feel the awkwardness they felt.
Real people, unpretentious, funny, touching, thoughtful. Success.
This movie has some delightfully awkward moments mixed with genuine grief and human feelings that are lacking from a lot of films today. Life isn't easy to capture, and usually when filmmakers attempt to make something that reflects real human experiences it misses the mark. This one gets ...Read more
This movie has some delightfully awkward moments mixed with genuine grief and human feelings that are lacking from a lot of films today. Life isn't easy to capture, and usually when filmmakers attempt to make something that reflects real human experiences it misses the mark. This one gets it right.
Read lessThank you for this movie! I treasure this! For many reasons: the authenticity of differing qualities of intimacy, the natural course of healing and progress, and the renewed spiritual sense of our immediate legacies in this era of changing structures.
The Pennsylvanian scenery was superb and the the film gave some insight to the grieving process for those left behind albeit with a twist.
Amazing. I loved this start to finish. Feels so real, interpersonal, and natural. As an Asian American I have a deep appreciation for this film.
When I lost my mom to cancer, I was devastated with grief. I couldn't imagine anything
worse than a child losing his mother...until I looked up and realized that it wasn’t all
about me. My stepfather had lost his wife. My aunts and uncles had lost their sister.
Countless ...Read more
When I lost my mom to cancer, I was devastated with grief. I couldn't imagine anything
worse than a child losing his mother...until I looked up and realized that it wasn’t all
about me. My stepfather had lost his wife. My aunts and uncles had lost their sister.
Countless others had lost a good friend.
It’s obvious now, of course: my mother was always much more than just my mom. But I
wasn’t mature enough to understand this until she was gone. (You don’t truly become
an adult until you accept the reality that the people who created you also had other gigs
happening, often more important and interesting ones.)
At first, this felt tragic but eventually I realized that not being the center of mom’s
existence meant there would always be more to discover. Hearing an anecdote from an
aunt, finding her handwriting on a scrap of paper – it all kept her alive in a way I never
could have imagined.
I also couldn’t have imagined that what we call grieving doesn’t consist entirely of crying
under the covers for weeks (although there is that). It’s mostly a roller coaster of deep
sadness alternating with spontaneous laughing remembering the good times you
shared.
I wanted to make a movie that reflected all of these messy, bewildering, ups-and- downs.
To create a movie that anyone who’s gone through the experience can watch and say
Yep, it feels like this — and know that they are not alone.
I hope you enjoy the ride.
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