Film

Chingu? Doost.

Director: Ariana Parsa

Friend? Friend.

A deep friendship between two first-generation American girls—one Korean, one Persian—illuminates the beauty and tension of belonging, even as the unseen weight of their mothers’ expectations follows them into adulthood.

Top cast

Ariana Parsa

Azi

Eumin Lee

Yuri

Alexes Josephine Lee

Young Yuri

Sky Azodi

Young Azi

Chloe Soin Choi

Ha-Yoon

Atoosa Makki

Marjan

Shahram Majdi

Grandpa

Minoo Majdi

Grandma

Directed by

Ariana Parsa, Eumin Lee

Written by

Ariana Parsa, Eumin Lee

Produced by

Ariana Parsa, Eumin Lee