Essentially Amy

Overview

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.

Cast

Stacy Chu

Amy

P

Ping Liu

Mom

J

Jim Todd

Racist Man

S

Seyi Ayorinde

Norm

Brenda Valencia

Mia

Heather Turman

Jules

H

Hidekun Hah

Mr. Park

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