The death of the beloved family dog brings the Barnes siblings back to their parents' suburban home for the weekend to console their distraught mother. Louise, the youngest sibling, is struggling with the decision to step out of the clear path that has been drawn for her in order to find out what she really wants to do with her life, despite the fear that her mother will disapprove. Maris, the middle child, has made the secret decision to embark on single parenthood using a sperm donor, and now must find the right way and time to tell her family. Elijah, the eldest child, and his wife Irena are deep in the process of filing for the adoption of their first child, which is complicated by the fact that Elijah, as the only black member of his family, has some concerns about how best to start an interracial family of his own. Their parents, Brian and Holly, are having trouble keeping their marriage together, which is made more difficult by Holly's inability to cope with the loss of her dog.
Zorinah Juan is a Filipino American film writer, director, and producer best known for her Feature film, When When We Grow Up, which won the Hoosier Lens Best Feature Film award at Indy Fest and was featured on Polygon's 20 Best Films Born from the Asian Diaspora list, "...where Juan makes the film stand apart, is with her eye for cultural questions that may not be fully articulable."
-Siddhant Adlakha, Polygon Film Critic.
When We Grow Up is currently distributed on Amazon Prime Video.
Zorinah's short film, Howard, won the Audience Award at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. The Second Province, her first short film, was screened all across the U.S. and was distributed in Europe. Zorinah was an Artist-In-Residence at the Napa Valley Film Festival.
In addition to her own projects, Juan has worked as a script supervisor on many notable, award-winning Independent & Studio films and compelling television shows. She has worked alongside Lynne Ramsay, Sian Heder, Yvette Lee Bowser, Jim Mickle, and Cary Fukanaga.
Juan has collaborated on projects that have won awards at Cannes, Sundance, Berlinale, and Toronto International Film Festival.
Zorinah lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.C. and Bari, Italy.