Aunty is at Sunday lunch, a family ritual laden with god-fearing mothers, loaded questions, rambunctious cousins, and a priest. It’s a digestible weekly occurrence where stories and food are passed around the table.
Today, the tense jokes about Aunty’s girlfriend and dismissive smiles cut deeper than usual. As she recounts the tragedy of Antigone to her nieces and nephews, Aunty realizes she has more in common with the heroine than previously thought. This Sunday turns into a high-stakes tightrope walk between familial duty and the pursuit of her own happiness.
ANTi lays bare the challenges at the intersection of immigrant experiences, religious faith, and queerness.
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