Year of the Little Tiger
2026 · 11 min · Drama, Comedy
On Chinese New Year, an impressionable teenager battles his insecurities of being half Chinese, and works up the courage to confess to his crush.
It’s Chinese New year in Wellington, and Daniel, a Chinese-Pākehā teenager, is feeling insecure about being half Chinese. After being bullied by his Chinese peers, he realises how out of touch he is with his own culture and begins to feel lost within his mixed identity. All Daniel wants is to get closer to his crush Kaya, a headstrong Chinese girl, but his insecurities are getting in his way. How will Daniel find the courage to be proud of his mixed identity and confess to his crush?
- Director
- Ethan Chung
- Writer
- Ethan Chung
- Released
- November 7, 2026
- Language
- English
Cast
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