FILM: The Farewell (2019) Runtime 1 hr 40 minutes
LOCATION: Tallgrass Film Center in Downtown Wichita
DATE: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
TIME: 6:30PM, Showtime 7:00PM
TICKETS: $12, LIMITED SEATING (30 tickets per show) BUY TICKETS HERE
Filmmaker: Lulu Wang is a Chinese American filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the comedy-drama films Posthumous (2014) and The Farewell (2019) She's known for her non-judgmental visual language and her commitment to maintaining her characters' complex qualities.
The Farewell: A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
Watch the Trailer HERE
In the spirit of Reverie’s mission, “To precipitate positivity in the communities we serve”, our film series serves as a conduit to connect our communities, building awareness, forming alliances, and combining our resources to collectively help to improve the quality of life for those around us. Films are selected intentionally to connect audiences to novel causes, to promote ideas worth sharing, to illustrate opportunities to help, and to inform us about ourselves. By connecting with relevant local non-profit organizations, we collaborate to broaden awareness of the many opportunities to help within our communities.
Each film we select is connected to a monthly theme. Themes encompass one or more of the many great causes worthy of our awareness. Our non-profit partners share a common thread of identity that may be apparent in the theme of the film. Our intention is for films to attract considerate audiences that can benefit from becoming more aware of local causes of interest.
For May, our non-profit partner is Wichita East High School – Asian Cultural Dance Club (ACDC) in celebration for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month AND Mothers Day! The purpose for ACDC is to proudly promote the Asian culture through dance in the Wichita community. Donations to the club may be made by sending checks to East High School in care of ACDC/McHenry.
Reverie supports Tallgrass Film Festival through annual sponsorship and the film series to help introduce the festival to a broader Wichita audience. All films are open to the public.