Short film
Unfinished Lives
2020 · 23 min
A quiet, sorrowful short documentary that sits with a family's grief and a lawyer's stubborn advocacy, leaving a heavy, unresolved ache.
- Directed by
- Yucong Chen
- Genres
- Documentary
- Overview
- In 2014, 24-year-old USC graduate student, Xinran Ji, was beaten to death by four teens when returning home from a study session. A lawyer, Rose Tsai, took it upon herself to tirelessly advocate on his behalf and represent his parents, as they attempt to understand the senseless tragedy together.
- How it feels
- Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, justice, violence, family
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Yucong Chen
- Genres
- Documentary