i saw you in the flood

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Kai, a genderqueer Chinese-American, and their mother, Li, deal with the effects of a heavy storm on their basement apartment in Queens. Zhou, Kai’s grandfather, is dying in Northeast China. During this sleepless night, a familiar spirit visits Kai and mistakes them for Li.

Content warning: homophobia/transphobia

Kevin Xian Ming Yu (they/them) is a transfemme filmmaker from Queens, NY. Kevin received the 2025 NewFest/Netflix New Voices Filmmaker Grant. They were a 2024 Film at Lincoln Center Artist Academy Fellow. Their latest short film I SAW YOU IN THE FLOOD premiered at SXSW 2026 and their previous short “Yú Cì (Fish Bones),” premiered at SXSW 2025. Kevin is committed to telling stories that start empathetic conversations across generations within Asian-American communities and the diaspora.

Producers: Shayan Ajmal Farooq, Camila Grimaldi, Kevin Xian Ming Yu

Writer: Kevin Xian Ming Yu

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