''Requiem'' is a 1995

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directed by actress

Elizabeth Sung Elizabeth Fong Sung (; 14 October 1954 – 22 May 2018) was a Chinese-American actress, director, and screenwriter. She was also a revered acting teacher and mentor to young performers and filmmakers in the Asian-Pacific community. Early life an ...

, made in the

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's Directing Workshop for Women. Based on Sung's childhood in Hong Kong and her journey to New York City as a ballet student, it tells the story of a struggling dancer who loses a brother to

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. The film won a

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Golden Eagle Award in 1996.1996 Awards
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Premise

A waitress/dancer remembers her loving brother and their bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong.

Cast

Tamlyn Tomita Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese-American actress and singer. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986) and reprised the character for the streaming series ''Cobra Kai'' (2021). She is also ...

as Fong *

Chris Tashima Christopher Inadomi Tashima (born March 24, 1960) is a Japanese American actor and director. He is co-founder of the entertainment company Cedar Grove Productions and Artistic Director of its Asian American theatre company, Cedar Grove OnStage. T ...

as Philip *

Brenda Song Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom '' Thunder Alley'' (1995), and ...

as Young Fong *Binh Nguyen as Young Philip *Dana Lee as Father *

as Mother *Mary Chen as Hong Kong Teacher *Revel Paul as New York Teacher *Malcolm Moorman as Boyfriend

References

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* 1995 films 1995 short films Films about Chinese Americans American independent films HIV/AIDS in American films Films set in the 1980s Films set in Hong Kong American short films Films scored by Christopher Franke 1995 independent films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{indie-film-stub