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![]() Cast and crew of Rosemead at the Tribeca Festival | |
Directed by | Eric Lin |
Screenplay by | Marilyn Fu |
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Cinematography | Lyle Vincent |
Edited by | Joseph Krings |
Music by | Will Bates |
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Distributed by | Vertical |
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Running time | 97 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
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Rosemead is a 2025 American drama film, directed by Eric Lin, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Marilyn Fu, based on a 2017 LA Times column by Frank Shyong [2] . It stars Lucy Liu, Lawrence Shou, Orion Lee, Jennifer Lim, Madison Hu and James Chen.
The film premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 6, 2025, and it is scheduled to be released in the United States in December 2025.
In a race against time, an ailing woman is stricken by the discovery of her teenage son’s violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him, and possibly others, in this portrait of a Chinese American family.
In September 2020, it was announced Lucy Liu had joined the cast of the film, with Eric Lin directing from a screenplay he wrote alongside Marilyn Fu, with Mynette Louie set to produce. [3] Liu served as a producer and stayed with the project for over five years. [4]
Principal photography took place in New York. [5]
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 6, 2025. [6] It had its international premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 14 August 2025 at Piazza Grande, and won the festival's Prix du Public UBS audience award. [7] In August 2025, Vertical acquired distribution rights to the film, with a December release planned. [8]
Award | Date of the ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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Tribeca Film Festival | 15 June 2025 | US Narrative Competition | Rosemead | Nominated | [9] |
Bentonville Film Festival | 22 June 2025 | Best Narrative Feature | Won | [10] | |
Rising to the Challenge Award | Lucy Liu | Won | |||
Locarno Film Festival | 17 August 2025 | Prix du Public UBS | Rosemead | Won | [11] |