What’s my name?, 2025, 8 minutes, screener of the film is available upon request

Do you keep your name or change your name when immigrating to another country? My Chinese name is difficult to pronounce even for my closest friends in America. This film is a playful exploration of their many attempts to get it right, of cross-cultural identity, and of the nuances of language. Beginning with the simple directive—What’s my name?, I document intimate conversations around the importance of a name and its declaration of ethnicity.