Art Events in Aurora

Join the Aurora Film society every 3rd Wednesday for a film presentation! The Farewell is a touching film about a young Chinese American woman named Billi learning that her grandmother has a short time to live. The family decides to meet in Changchun, China for a wedding and spend time with the grandmother. Nai Nai thinks everyone is just coming for the wedding. She does not know of the medical diagnosis and the family is not going to tell her. Billi at first thinks she should be told but is informed that this is a common Chinese tradition. There are many interesting and humorous incidents throughout the movie as Billi comes to terms with her grandmother’s diagnosis and Chinese cultural traditions. Nai Nai is a delightful character based upon the director’s own grandmother.