Essentially Amy

Essentially Amy (2023) is a drama, family film directed by Ari Groobman.

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

Ping Liu

Mom

Jim Todd

Racist Man

Seyi Ayorinde

Norm

Brenda Valencia

Mia

Heather Turman

Jules

Hidekun Hah

Mr. Park