Boston Asian American Film Festival Opening Night Selection!

New England Premiere! Filmmaker Q&A!

“Director Yen Tan’s All That We Love is a lesson in how to make the ordinary feel extraordinary, with each detail of the film coming together to make everyday situations feel imperative.” – Emily Cappello, Collider

Following the death of the family dog, Emma Gwon (Margaret Cho) is faced with an empty nest and is compelled to forge deeper connections with the people around her. Despite good intentions, her midlife awakening makes everything more chaotic for everyone in her path. All That We Love is a heartfelt and poignant depiction of grief and what it means to start anew. Through richly drawn characters, the film gently blends sorrow with insightful humor in its exploration of themes that are universal to all of us: aging, friendship, parenthood, mortality, past loves, second chances, and the profound connection with our pets.

Yen Tan is an award-winning Chinese American writer and director. He premiered 1985 at SXSW 2018, a GLAAD-nominated and critically-acclaimed New York Times Critic’s Pick feature starring Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis, and Jamie Chung. His previous film, Pit Stop, premiered at Sundance 2013 and was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Yen co-directed Until We Could with David Lowery, an Addy-winning PSA for Freedom to Marry that was narrated by Robin Wright and Ben Foster. He was named an OUT100 by Out Magazine. Yen was born and raised in Malaysia and is presently based in Austin.

Boston Asian American Film Festival takes place October 17–27, 2024. See the full lineup and learn more at baaff.org.