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NaedeaN [In-Person]

Directed By An Chen

USA | Documentary | 78 min

World Premiere

This screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

NAEDEAN is an 80-minute personal documentary exploring the filmmaker, An Chen’s, journey towards emotional healing and self-connection. The film follows An in the aftermath of a breakup as they are alone for the first time in years and seek to define themselves in that silence. As they explore their gender identity and emotional world through different artistic forms, the presence of NaedeaN–what An names the inner voice they beckon toward–calls on them to be honest with their family about who they are, culminating in An coming out to their family as non-binary on their 30th birthday.

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      • Date and Time

        Saturday, August 02 2025

        5:00 PM to 6:45 PM

      • Venue

        Regal Union Square - Auditorium 15

        850 Broadway
        New York, NY 10003

      Film Details

      1. English, Chinese (Mandarin)

      2. English

      3. World Premiere

      4. 2024

      5. 78 minutes

      6. Experimental

      7. Documentary

      8. USA

        1. An Chen


        An Chen (they/them) is a non-binary filmmaker, musician, and visual artist who specializes in personal documentaries that reflect on the intersection of art-making, emotion, and memory. They graduated with an MFA in Film Production from the University of Texas at Austin. Their work also includes: MEMORIES OF CHINESE SCHOOL, a documentary exploring An’s relationship with their parents’ native language and the difficulty of cross-cultural communication; and HUMANS IN THE PANDA PARK, where An observes their family and other animals at a panda park in Sichuan, China.

        1. An Chen

          Nicole Chi Amen

          Emily Grooms

        1. An Chen

        1. An Chen

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