It Smells Like Springtime
A film by Mackie Mallison. Available on The Criterion Channel: www.criterionchannel.com/three-short-films-by-mackie-mallison/videos/it-smells-like-springtime Through family conversations, home movies, and portraiture, IT SMELLS LIKE SPRINGTIME explores the complexity of Asian American identity and experience in dialogue with the artist and jeweler Ada Chen and a riotous cadre of kids. Together, they grapple with their ties to their families’ homelands, the paradoxes of representation, and their sense of belonging. Directed and Written by Mackie Mallison Starring: Ada Chen, Zoë Tam, Gene Chen, Sarah Zhu Director of Photography: Daniel Chang, Matthew Barniea Editor: Mackie Mallison 1st AD: Anahita Amirshahi 1st AC: Kelley Grade, Celena Urabe Additional Photography: Davyana San Miguel PA: Nekhebet Juch Producer: Mackie Mallison New York Film Festival (2022) SIFF (2023) DOC NYC (2023) New Orleans Film Festival (2023) Nashville Film Festival (2023) (Winner) Brooklyn Film Festival (2023) Urbanworld Film Festival (2023) TIDE Film Festival (2023)
