University of Massachusetts Amherst

Film: Saving Face

An Asian American woman and her mother both find their private lives are becoming a family matter in this romantic comedy-drama. Wilhelmina is looking for someone special in her life, and thinks she may have found her in Vivian, a beautiful dancer, but a fear of commitment, her struggle with sexual identity and a desire to keep her medical career on track is making their relationship problematic. As Wilhelmina tries to get her love life in order her mother's love life shifts into crisis mode.