AN OPENING NIGHT GALA MOVIE

Rated: PG

Runtime: 100 minutes

Language: in English & Mandarin with English subtitles

Directed by: Lulu Wang

Starring: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin

The Farewell is a funny, touching and vital film about what makes a family and features a star making performance from Awkwafina. When the family discovers their beloved grandmother has only a short while left to live, they decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather the family together before she passes. Billi, feeling like a fish out of water in her home country, struggles with the family's decision to hide the truth from her grandmother.