I Saw You in the Flood
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.
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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.
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- Release date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Runtime
- 0h 13m
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- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- United States of America
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