Dear You 《給阿嬤的情書》(2026) & Yanwu: Teochew Gongfu Tea Session

An evening of Teochew culture, tracing a heritage carried across the seas, from China to Nanyang, and now to London. The evening opens with a traditional Gongfu tea session with Zhudi and Shiyi from Yanwu, who specialises in Chaozhou (Teochew) Phoenix Mountain Dancong Oolong, a practice that Teochew migrants carried with them to Southeast Asia and back, becoming an enduring marker of identity for Teochew people at home and abroad.

17:00 - 18:30 Gongfu Tea Tasting Qiaopi Archive Viewing & Letter Writing Workshop

Inspired by Dear You, this tea session brings together Teochew) Gongfu tea, qiaopi (frit) archive viewing and letter writing.

Guests are invited to experience the traditions that accompanied Teochew communities across generations and borders: sharing tea, reading archival letters from the Liu family, and writing to someone they wish to reach.

18:30 - 20:30 Dear You 《給阿嬤的情書》 Film Screening

This is followed by a screening of the 2026 hit Dear You (給阿嬤的情書), directed by Lan Hongchun and brought to you by Trinity CineAsia, which is inspired by true stories from the great migration of Chinese communities to Southeast Asia in the 1900s; a heartfelt family drama about the shared memories, unbreakable bonds, love, and sacrifices that connect across generations.

Dear You 《給阿嬤的情書》 (2026) 118mins

For years, Grandma Shurou from Chaoshan lived on the letters and remittances from her husband who left for Nanyang ("Southern Ocean" - a Chinese term historically used to describe Southeast Asia) to survive the war and never returned. When her debt-ridden grandson Xiaowei secretly travels to Thailand to find his rumoured “millionaire” grandpa, he returns with shocking news: his grandpa is long gone, and the person Grandma had exchanged letters with for years was a stranger. As Xiaowei digs deeper, a long-buried misunderstanding spanning three generations begins to unravel, revealing a truth that binds two families across time and borders.

About: 

Lan Hongchun 蓝鸿春 was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province. He graduated from South China Normal University, majoring in Chinese Language and Literature. He is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and editing supervisor. In 2018, his self-written and self-directed warm comedy film Proud Of Me was released, which won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Shenzhen Youth Image Festival. In 2022, the family romance film Back To Love was released. It won the 12th Guangdong Provincial Spiritual Civilisation Five-One Project Award. In 2026, his drama film Dear You, with him as director, screenwriter and editing supervisor, was released. The film achieved an impressive 9.3 rating from 890,000 users on Douban, and its box office gross exceeded 1.9 billion RMB.

Trinity CineAsia has 19 years of experience in independent film distribution and is a leading Asian film distributor in the UK and Ireland. Our releases account for 70% of the total box office of all Chinese-language films released in the UK market. We specialise in selecting and distributing high-quality Asian films with cross-cultural appeal. Our distribution portfolio includes Ne Zha 2, Detective Conan M27-29, The Wandering Earth 2, Black Dog, Resurrection, the Detective Chinatown Franchise, and the Creation of the Gods Franchise.

YANWU is a cultural brand rooted in a single tea mountain and six generations of Chaozhou life. Through tea, gathering, design, and storytelling, we explore the landscapes, memories, and ways of living that continue to shape our mountain.

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