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Light of the Setting Sun | Trailer

Preview: Season 27 Episode 11 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

A filmmaker traces the history of her Chinese family’s trauma and questions if healing is possible.

After a family crisis, filmmaker Vicky Du uncovers the mental illness passed down through four generations of her Chinese family. From Taiwan to New Jersey, Light of the Setting Sun reveals how revolution, migration, and trauma shape identity, and asks whether the past must define the future.

05/18/2026

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Light of the Setting Sun | Trailer

Preview: Season 27 Episode 11 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

After a family crisis, filmmaker Vicky Du uncovers the mental illness passed down through four generations of her Chinese family. From Taiwan to New Jersey, Light of the Setting Sun reveals how revolution, migration, and trauma shape identity, and asks whether the past must define the future.

05/18/2026

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