Still from Light of the Setting Sun
Light of the Setting Sun
Still from Light of the Setting Sun
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Directed by

Vicky Du

Produced by

Danielle Varga

A Taiwanese-American filmmaker confronts her family’s silence around the cycles of violence that have persisted since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949. Light of the Setting Sun is a poetic family portrait of enduring resilience, and the courage it takes to create one’s self.

Light of a Setting Sun is a 2022 (Egg)celerator Lab Finalist.

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A young, Taiwanese-American woman with chin-length black hair is wearing a brown sweater and standing in front of a gray wall.
Vicky Du
Photo courtesy Vicky Du
Danielle, a white woman in a blue top and hoop earrings, smiles
Danielle Varga
Photo courtesy Danielle Varga
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Family/YouthImmigration/MigrationRace/Ethnicity
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(Egg)celerator Lab 2022
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