Crossroads

On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Shylo Song must decide whether she, her younger sister, and their grandmother should leave their childhood home in the midst of a disastrous drought.

Cast

Jacky Jung

as Shylo Song

Sienna Sohn

as Grandma Song

Venice Wong

as Lea Song

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