Hull Independent Cinema presents...



DIDI
Dir Sean Wang | USA | 2024 | 94 mins | Rated 15 | English, Mandarin

In California in 2008, Chris is an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy about to start high school but struggling to meet the cultural expectations of an immigrant family while at the same time trying to fit in with his new friends. In the last month of summer, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery to learn what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

Starring Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
Sundance Film Festival: Winner, Audience Award; Nominee, Grand Jury Prize & Ensemble Prize
SXSW Film Festival: Nominee, Audience Award
Seattle International Film Festival: Nominee, 3 awards inc Best Film

REVIEWS
"Izaac Wang’s reserved, undemonstrative performance is what sets the film’s non-sucrose tone." 
★★★★ Adrian Horton, The Guardian

"Didi, a semi-autobiographical tale... is insightful on racial self-loathing as well as bigotry." ★★★★ Ed Potton, The Times

"It’s all the better for feeling so immediate. Dìdi is a memory with barely a scratch on it." ★★★★ Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent

"... it’s also a period piece that understands the flattening effect the internet has on teenagers in particular." 
Shirley Li, The Atlantic

ACCESSIBILITY

Subtitles
This film will be presented with Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH). In addition to reproducing dialogue, these subtitles include additional non-dialogue sounds available to a hearing audience, e.g. "(sighs)" or "(door creaks)" and song lyrics. In our experience, guests do not find the subtitles distracting, especially as the majority of our films are subtitled foreign language films.

Hull Independent Cinema is working towards making our films more accessible. We have decided to present all our films with SDH where available.

Age Rating
DID is rated 15. Under 15s will not be admitted. For more information, please see the fim's page on the BBFC website.

Programme Details
The venue is open all day, so why not come along early to grab a drink and a snack? The programme run time includes an allowance for introductions and up to three trailers. While we will endeavour to accommodate latecomers, this may not always be possible. Please note that we reserve the right to refuse entry, without a refund, to anyone arriving after the advertised start time.

Please note the pedestrian entrance to Princes Quay is either via the Quayside entrance (next to Nandos) or via the footpath from Waterhouse Lane / Bonus Arena. Both entrances off Carr Lane are closed after 6pm. The car park entrance remains unaffected.

Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions, please drop us a line at hello@hullindependentcinema.com or on social media.

Ticket Terms and Conditions
If any tickets remain unsold they can be purchased on the door on the night of the screening, but we strongly advise buying in advance. Advance tickets must be purchased; we cannot reserve tickets. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. If you purchase a member or CEA / IV Companion ticket, your membership card or a CEA / IV card MUST be presented along with your ticket on the door when you come to a film. If you do not have your card we reserve the right to charge the non-discount rate for your ticket.