The Son - Asian Americans in Film and Video at UC Berkeley

Exploring the performativity of gender, race, and sexuality through drag. This film tells the coming out story of the son reinterpreted as a love letter to the director's mother.

Student film project directed by Charlie Trung Nguyen.
Creative director: Diana Wattanapongsakorn
Mother: Nicole Rae Manzana
Son: Alexander Ramirez

Music by: Christian Manzana


UC Berkeley's Asian Americans in Film and Video class.

For AAS 171. Professor Elaine Kim.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• asian
• american
• drag
• student
• uc
• berkeley
• coming
• out
• gay
• queer
• lgbt
• asian american
• coming out
• femininity
• performativity
• performance
• gender
• sexuality
• race
• crossdressing

[3n0c4]

I totally love this video. My friend, Nicole, is in this clip. :)

[LuffEggpuff]

Beautiful. <3 That last fade out on the wig. Breathtaking.

[leeroong]

Great work and I love it when he tells the truth to his mother that he is gay. He would not afraid anymore...no matter what

[jyi90]

slightly choppy, but i loved it. watched through the whole thing :o)

[jeehyung]

awesome work guys. so much better without the choppinessss