Year of the Little Tiger

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Year of the Little Tiger (2026)

Directed by Ethan Chung

“On Chinese New Year, an impressionable teenager battles his insecurities of being half Chinese, and works up the courage to confess to his crush.”

Drama, Comedy · 11m

It’s Chinese New year in Wellington, and Daniel, a Chinese-Pākehā teenager, is feeling insecure about being half Chinese. After being bullied by his Chinese peers, he realises how out of touch he is with his own culture and begins to feel lost within his mixed identity. All Daniel wants is to get closer to his crush Kaya, a headstrong Chinese girl, but his insecurities are getting in his way. How will Daniel find the courage to be proud of his mixed identity and confess to his crush?

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Cast

S
Simi Dunlop Daniel
S
Sonya Li-McHenry Kaya
Z
Zenden Cha Eric
D
Donald Chung Dad
S
Susan Chung Mum
H
Hong Chin Uncle Andy
J
Jennifer Wong Aunty Vivian
A
Aunty Cindy Iva Young
S
Stan Chan Grandad
E
Ethan Li Cousin Chris
S
Stella Zhou May
E
Ethan Chung Albert

Crew

Director
Ethan Chung
Writer
Ethan Chung
Director of Photography
Rexxi
Editor
Stephen Clarke
Producer
Akash Saravanan, Evers Davey Donelly

Details

Release date
2026-11-07
Runtime
11m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English