Searching for the Sugar Apple (2025)
After the death of her gentle grandfather—the only protective figure—the filmmaker's mother’s mental state began to unravel. In an attempt to find spiritual grounding and emotional clarity, mother and daughter travel together to Tibet, seeking distance and faith as a way to make sense of their fractured past.
Director: Mingyi Sun
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Wenshu Yang as Mother |
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Pema Xila as Lama |
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Mingyi Sun as Narrator |
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Sheng Yang as Grandfather |
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Tshekyi as Tibetan family's Mother |
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Ongza as Tibetan family's Father 1 |
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Gekya as Tibetan family's Father 2 |
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Troma as Tibetan family's Daughter 1 |
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Tsering as Tibetan family's Daughter 2 |
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Gendün as Monk |
| Directing | Mingyi Sun | Director |
| Writing | Mingyi Sun | Writer |
| Production | Mingyi Sun | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Yizhuo Han | Animation |