AFTER YOU'RE GONE, by Jackie Lam

A reading of the screenplay. Directed by Calif Chong.

Featuring Kwong Loke, Crystal WingX, Jackie Lam, Samah Adams, and Raymond Bethley.

Presented by Blue Panther Productions and Jackie Lam, in collaboration with Brazen Light Theater Company.

A reading of Writer/Actor Jackie Lam's screenplay, "After You're Gone." The story is based on real events surrounding a British Chinese family in 2017. After an elderly Hong Kong immigrant is killed during a violent home robbery, her widowed husband must overcome his grief and accept help, or risk losing his relationship with the only person he has left, his son.

We are speaking out about the targeted acts of violence against members of the East and South Asian community, specifically the elderly. Since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the UK and USA have seen a significant rise in these hate crimes. In May 2020, the U.K. police reported a 21% increase of reported hate crimes against East Asian and South East Asian people. In the United States, Anti-Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150% in 2020.

This flux of hate crimes continues, resulting in injuries, death, and irreversible mental scarring for the Asian community.

We need your help.

All profits from the May 30th reading will be donated to the London Chinese Community Centre. The Centre aims to improve the quality of life and well-being of the Chinese community, particularly those who are disadvantaged. To achieve its aims the Centre offers a range of support services and advice to both the young and old within the community. https://www.ccc.org.uk/

Buy tickets for the read-through here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/after-youre-gone-screenplay-reading-fundraiser-for-the-asian-community-tickets-154318210923

Our goal is to raise £500 for the Centre.

Logline: 'When an elderly Hong Kong immigrant is killed during a home robbery, her widowed husband must overcome his grief and accept help, or risk losing his relationship with the only person he has left: his son. Based on true events, ‘After You’re Gone’ is a heart-rending story of the importance of family in spite of cultural and generational differences that may drive us apart.'