The Carry-On (2026)

Aging—not death alone—is what truly lingers. Pei-Hua exists like a faded portrait, soft-edged and indistinct, capturing the quiet truth of a woman navigating the years. Mothers tend to stay rooted, anchoring their daughters’ restless paths. Every one of us travels with an invisible “carry-on”—the unresolved weight or unlearned lessons we’re meant to confront. But when the final departure comes, do those burdens ever truly leave? In this film, fire becomes a cleansing act, a farewell that burns through what words cannot. Life rarely offers pure light or pure shadow, and *The Carry-On* holds both, unflinching.