Rosemead
Rosemead - Movie Trailer
2025 | R | 97 min | Drama | English, Mandarin with Subtitles | DCP
AAPI NJ, the Chinese American Community of Fort Lee and the Fort Lee Health Department are pleased to present a special evening featuring a screening of Rosemead at the Barrymore Film Center followed by a conversation with mental health experts.
Based on a harrowing true story reported in Frank Shyong’s 2017 LA Times column, Eric Lin’s astonishingly accomplished feature debut tackles issues of mental health, critical illness, and the pressures facing immigrant communities through the intimate portrait of family.
Lucy Liu transforms in a riveting, career-redefining performance as a terminally ill mother who discovers her son’s fixation on mass shootings and takes drastic measures to protect her troubled teenage son (Lawrence Shou). Urgent and deeply personal, the film transcends language and geography, drawing audiences into a powerful and compassionate examination of love, fear, and sacrifice.
“Urgent and unflinching, Rosemead wrestles with themes of identity, mental health and the immigrant experience in America, capturing the dissonance between cultural expectation and personal crisis. At a time when questions around gun violence, parenting and belonging feel more pressing than ever, this powerful film resonates deeply, offering a rare and necessary lens into the quiet tragedies unfolding in communities too often overlooked.” —Nancy Lefkowitz, Tribeca Film Festival.
Director: Eric Lin
Writers: Mariyln Fu, Eric Lin
Stars: Lucy Liu, Lawrence Shou, Orion Lee