Essentially Amy
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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.
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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.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $25,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Jun 25, 2023
- Runtime
- 0h 15m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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