MILWAUKEE — On Friday, Milwaukee Film opens its inaugural Minority Health Film Festival with a Milwaukee-based movie.
It was April of last year when Dawn Yang saw the stage play "Save Me" at UW-Milwaukee. She knew it was a story that had to be told on the big screen.
"This is the prefect vehicle to bring it to life, from a play to a film so we can share it with everyone at large," said producer Dawn Yang.
The 61-minute film features a young Hmong girl faced to deal with the death of her mother in a car crash. The aftermath sends her into a tailspin of deep depression.
"You are taught from a young age first and foremost you do not express those feelings," said Yang. "If you are struggling with something, you keep it inside. Work it out, it's a sign of weakness.".
Many Hmong youth struggle with balancing their heritage with western culture.
