Acacia's Live Project

My Years of Fear and Trembling

After writing a novel inspired by her relationship with her mother, Taiwanese-New Zealander Alina Wang must learn how to separate from a complicated and destructive relationship and choose herself. My Years of Fear and Trembling is a 12-minute coming-of-age surrealist drama that weaves allegory and realism to explore the binds of generation and the burdens passed down through lineage: playing with ideologies of the past, Genesis, and ancient mythology to then refuse them. This short film is being made as part of the Masters of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) in Film at Victoria University of Wellington.

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