Essentially Amy

Directed by Ari Groobman

With Stacy Chu, Ping Liu, Jim Todd, Seyi Ayorinde and Brenda Valencia

Amy is a young Chinese-American girl working at her local grocery store during the height of the pandemic. Amy must confront growing racism towards Asian-Americans, while at home, she must mitigate her mother’s expectations and personal bias towards African-Americans. After a brutal assault, Amy and her family must reevaluate their perceptions, and Amy must come to terms with who she really is and what she really wants.