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Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

LOGLINE

Aim (Aimme), a Thai immigrant navigating grief and lost dreams, returns to New York after her mother’s passing and is surprised by the sudden reappearance of her ex, Sandra, on a quiet August evening.

Storyline

It Happened In August is a romantic drama that follows Aim, a Thai immigrant, and her younger brother as they return to New York City after the loss of their mother and the collapse of Aim's artistic dreams. One evening in late August, while working at a Thai restaurant, Aim is stunned when her ex-girlfriend Sandra, now an acting coach, walks in unannounced. Their unexpected reunion stirs buried emotions and draws Aim into a quiet reckoning with grief, love, and the creative fire she thought she had lost. As old feelings resurface, Aim must choose between her family responsibilities and the pull of rediscovering her true self. Through a quiet act of courage, she steps toward healing, opening herself once again to love, art, and the possibility of something new.