Let's Eat - Award Winning Animated Short Film

For those who want the lyrics: (Verse 1) I hold your laughter safe inside in my mind Sweet moments captured so I can rewind I’ll always have them so anywhere I fly I know you’ll be by my side (Verse 2) You lift me up when I am feeling small Up on your shoulders I become so tall And though you raise me high above it all I have no doubt that you’ll catch me if I fall (Chorus 1) You give me everything You see the best in me No matter where you go You’ll come back home (Verse 3) I’m only learning to say what’s in my heart So when you’re hurting I don’t know where to start And though the words are often hard to find We still have time to make things right (Chorus 2) You give me everything You see the best in me No matter where I go I’ll come back home

it's a representation of asian's mom. for us, food isn't just about meal, but a family, sharing day, apology, celebration, love. even happy or sad part, we have our own food to comfort us.❤

We always think when we are younger, that we will have our parents forever. But unfortunately, they don't. This is why I always say: CHILDREN - Love your parents! Spend every single moment that you can WITH THEM, because once they are gone, They Are GONE! For those of us who no longer have our parents, regret all the moments that we didn't!

Im...actually crying. My mother and I also used to be besties when I was little. But as time went on, we argued more and more often. Yesterday, we had a terrible argument. Angrily, I took my ipad and locked myself in my room. As I was watching short films, I suddenly saw this one. The more I watched, the more I regretted everything. After I watched it, I ran straight down to my mum and gave her a hug. Thanks for this wonderful work.❤

Worst things about adulting is witnessing your parents getting old....... Parents literally sacrifice their life and comfort for us and we can't even take 5 minutes in our lives of appreciate that and when we realize it noting can be done time is probably the most precious things💝💝💝❤️❤️

I've heard so many people say, "My mother's way of saying 'I love you' was 'Have you eaten?'" And I get that. My mom regularly told her children that she loved them, and she gave them hugs even when we were prickly teenagers, but one of her love languages was cooking -- and she was a wonderful cook who would feed anyone who came to her door, anyone who needed to eat and unwind, anyone who needed a meal. She cooked for her own family, for new mothers and people just home from the hospital, for mourners when a loved one had died. She died in August 2020, during the pandemic, and because it wasn't safe, none of her sisters attended her funeral. I sometimes wonder what she would have thought about that. It's fortunate that she'll never know.

So touched by this short film. To anyone who didn’t get it. Food in Asian culture takes front and center in almost every home. It’s what connects them to each other. It is love in action— prepping the food for a loved one, sharing / eating the food together, it’s comfort. Some of the best memories at home happened in the kitchen— food sustains us physically, connection feeds our soul. Thank you for making it!

I lost my only child, my son, more than 6 years ago ate age 21 after a 4 year battle with cancer. I have been doing well lately but this got the big, sobbing tears going again. But no worries, it’s a good thing. I miss being his mom. I miss him. But I’m glad for memories like this. It’s good to remember those loving close times, even and especially when it’s difficult. I wish he had had time to be a dad like he wanted to. He would have been a good one.

This story also illustrates that many children of immigrant parents no longer speak their native language. The mother speaks to her in Chinese, but she is always speaking English instead. Then her child speaks English too. It is actually quite sad to see native tongues disappear throughout the generations and this happens very often. It seems like not many are interested in learning it or recovering the language and being bilingual and become culture-washed.

I grew up in an Asian household and my mom constantly talked about the food she cooked or ate and me and my sister would always tease her but now that I look back I realize how much these meals meant to her. They weren’t just for the food it was a time for us to bond, laugh, talk and be a family so when she got the divorce and we all stopped having family meals I saw her heart shatter. She just wanted us to all be happy over the hard worked meals she would spend hours making. This short hurts me and makes me realize how much I wish I could go back in time and tell her how much I appreciated all of it.

Feel so proud that my son played Guitar at this film !

I cried. Mostly because I never had mother love in my life. I hope I can be a better mother for my children.

The last moment of the daughter giving her mom chicken soup hot a different perspective before. I've heard the saying, "the parent should take care of the child at the beginning of their life and the child should take care of the parent at the end of theirs" Only it's hard to tolerate some of my grandparents because of how grumpy and irritable they can be. For some reason, this film put it in perspective: As a kid, they had to tolerate my behavior because I was still developing. As they're elderly, I should understand that they're regressing. But they're not just related to me, they're family

Me watching this crying while my mom and grandma chilling , chatting and sipping milk tea ... That made me happy and scared at the same time

Moral : Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory....😢

I miss my mom so much... Maybe someday mom, maybe... Hope never dies.

You never know how much you’ll miss that person until you realize their gone.

Wrong title. It should be 'lets cry' cause that's what me and my sister are doing right now.

For the ones that weren’t blessed with kind parents: remember it is alright to not love your parents! It is alright to feel anger towards them but don’t burden yourself with hatred, don’t let them destroy your life! And most important: It is NOT YOUR FAULT! Stay safe!

No matter how much pain mothers feel inside, they never fail to be mothers and do their job best for their children. They cycle goes on and on. The little child will also grow up, know the real face of life, make mistakes and learn and eventually grow up enough to be a mother; no matter how hard her life could be. The cycle goes on this way.