奶奶 (Nai Nai)

a short film by Wyatt Wu

ABOUT THE FILM

An embedded camera lives with the filmmaker’s grandma, riveting us with her strong will, electric scenes of reckoning, and confrontation with the camera itself. Nai Nai follows the story of a Chinese immigrant grandmother, Chu-Ming Wu. Known as “Nai Nai,” Chu-Ming has always been a woman of control. But her grasp of reality and the control of her own mind is slipping away. Told through the lens of her grandson, the film focuses on all emotional aspects in the last chapters of her life.

Awards

Best Documentary Short

San Diego Asian Film Festival

Audience Choice Best Short Documentary

Seattle Asian American Film Festival

Best Film

Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival

Semifinalist

AT&T Film Awards

Watch the film

Meet the Team

  • Wyatt Wu

    DIRECTOR

  • Jackson Bollinger

    PRODUCER

  • Stacey Woelfel

    PRODUCER

  • Robert Greene

    PRODUCER