Lucky Grandma

Lucky Grandma is a 2019 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Sasie Sealy, co-written by Angela Cheng, and starring Tsai Chin.^[1] Lucky Grandma is the director's debut feature film.

Lucky Grandma
Directed by	Sasie Sealy
Written by	Sasie Sealy Angela Cheng
Produced by	Penny B. Jackson Milton Liu Gilana Lobel Joanna Lu Gine Lui Melvin Mar Cara Marcous Krista Parris
Starring	Tsai Chin
Cinematography	Eduardo Enrique Mayén
Edited by	Hye Mee Na
Music by	Andrew Orkin
Release date	2019 (2019)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Mandarin Cantonese

Plot

In New York City's Chinatown, a Chinese chain smoking grandma spends her time at the casinos but ends up in deep trouble.

Cast

• Tsai Chin as Grandma
• Hsiao-Yuan Ha as Big Pong
• Michael Tow as Little Handsome
• Woody Fu as Pock-Mark
• Eddie Yu as Howard
• Mason Yam as David

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has 95% approval rating. Critics' consensus is "Lucky Grandma gives Tsai Chin a long-overdue opportunity to shine in a leading role -- but it's audiences who are the truly fortunate ones."^[2]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Philadelphia Film Festival	2019	Best First Feature	Sasie Sealy	Nominated	[3]
		Student Choice Award	Sasie Sealy	Nominated
Napa Valley Film Festival		Best Narrative Feature	Sasie Sealy	Won	[4]
International Film Festival & Awards Macao		Best Film	Sasie Sealy	Nominated	[5]
Boston Asian American Film Festival		Best Narrative Film - Audience award	Sasie Sealy	Won	[6]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	2021	Actress Defying Age and Ageism	Tsai Chin	Nominated	[7]
Chlotrudis Awards		Best Actress	Tsai Chin	Nominated	[8]