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  • Mooncake (2026)
  • Short | 12 min | Short, Drama
Mooncake (2026)
Short | 12 min | Short, Drama
When a closeted Chinese-Australian cellist hijacks her family's Moon Festival to come out through song, her confession detonates buried secrets that force her entire family to choose between tradition and truth. Lydia, a reserved ...See moreWhen a closeted Chinese-Australian cellist hijacks her family's Moon Festival to come out through song, her confession detonates buried secrets that force her entire family to choose between tradition and truth. Lydia, a reserved Chinese-Australian cellist, is harbouring a secret so terrifying it makes her physically sick-she's a lesbian, and coming out could get her disowned. When her father returns home from working overseas for the Moon Festival, her girlfriend insists this is her only chance, but Lydia is paralysed by fear. With unexpected support from her Spielberg wannabe younger brother, Lydia abandons her traditional cello performance to sing a raw confession to her entire family. Her coming out fractures the room-but more devastatingly, it triggers the revelation of another long-buried family secret. As the family dinner collapses into chaos, the family is forced to confront not just Lydia's identity, but the lies and silences that have held them together, leaving them fractured but faced with the painful possibility of honest change. See less
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Directors
Amanda Kaye (directed by) | Shih-Yin Judy Yeh (directed by)
Writers
Amanda Kaye (writer) | Shih-Yin Judy Yeh (writer)
Producers
Breanan Huntington (producer) | Isabel Hutchinson (producer) | Root Kennedy (producer)
Composer
Tim Pitchford (composer)
Cinematographer
Brian Loewe (director of photography)
Editor
Shih-Yin Judy Yeh (editor)
Casting Director
Liza Brock (casting director)
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Updated Dec 19, 2025
Release date
Jan 2026 (Australia)
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