Essentially Amy

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Essentially Amy — Plot

Amy is a young Chinese-American girl working at her local grocery store during the height of the pandemic. Amy must confront growing racism towards Asian-Americans, while at home, she must mitigate her mother’s expectations and personal bias towards African-Americans. After a brutal assault, Amy and her family must reevaluate their perceptions, and Amy must come to terms with who she really is and what she really wants.

• Release date
• June 25, 2023
• Runtime
• 15 min
• Genres
• Drama, Family
• Director
• Ari Groobman

Essentially Amy — Cast

Stacy Chu Amy

P

Ping Liu Mom

J

Jim Todd Racist Man

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Seyi Ayorinde Norm Brenda Valencia Mia Heather Turman Jules

H

Hidekun Hah Mr. Park