Hear, Eat, Home.
A documentary film by Hsuan Yu Pan
A documentary about diaspora musicians rebuilding home through music, food, and friendship.
Developed over nearly a decade, HEAR, EAT, HOME. explores the everyday resilience, artistry, and cultural continuity of diaspora communities. Following encouraging feedback from early industry viewings—including the Tribeca Festival programming team—the film is now in its final stage of post-production.
We invite you to journey with us and experience these vital, moving stories of lived memory and cultural transmission.
What the Film Explores
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Music as memory carried across distance and migration
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Food as a language of belonging without translation
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Informal spaces where diaspora artists build community
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Friendship formed through creative survival and shared life
Featured Stories
Diaspora musicians from different communities in New York City share their lives through performance, collaboration, and everyday rituals of eating and gathering.
Meet the People
Across cultures and generations, the film follows individuals whose lives reveal the many ways home can be lost, remembered, and rebuilt.
Through their music, stories, and daily lives, we witness resilience, creativity, and the enduring human need for connection.
Support the Film
This independently produced documentary has been developed over many years.Your support helps complete post-production, community screenings, and outreach with diaspora communities.
We plan to complete Hear, Eat, Home. in 2026, with a festival launch targeted for 2027–2028.
Production Timeline
Phase 1: Post-Production $40,000 Goal | By Sept 2026 | Phase 2: Festival PR & Launch $30,000 Goal | Early 2027
Support Tiers
Grassroots Support
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$25 | Friend of the Film
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200 | Community Builder
Includes WIP access + end credits thank-you.
Special Intiatives
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$500 — Legacy Supporter
Included under a collective “In Honor Of / In Memory Of” listing section in the credits roll. Perfect for honoring an elder, family member, or loved one alongside our community of supporters. -
$500 + $500 Match — Sunflower Match Campaign (Ukraine Solidarity Edition)
A matched contribution supporting both Hear, Eat, Home and Ukraine solidarity storytelling through music and cultural exchange. -
Limited availability (11 spots).
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$1,000–$1,500 — Dedicated Tribute
A prominent, individual standalone credit line in the final film credits, allowing for a full, custom dedication sentence.
*Limited availability during post-production.
Production Credits
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Looking for Deeper Involvement?
If you are a cultural advocate, foundation, or investor interested in supporting the film at a leadership level, we invite you to explore our private materials, including our pitch deck, financial plan, and producer credit opportunities.
Tax-deductible contributions can be made through our fiscal sponsor, Women Make Movies
Music. Memory. Community.
Join us in bringing Hear, Eat, Home. to audiences around the world.
Special Reward:
Art for Impact
Artist Lola Sáenz has donated her work SUMMER NO 2. to support our campaign. Help us turn this art into vital support for the diaspora community.
🎨 How It Works
Unlock a $600 total impact pool by funding it yourself, splitting it with a friend, or pooling resources with coworkers. The first person or group coordinator to email both donation receipts to info.panvideo@gmail.com claims the painting.
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Side A (The Film): Donate $300 to Women Make Movies for post-production.
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Side B (The Cause): Donate $300 to any verified, US-based nonprofit supporting refugees or immigrants.
📍 Shipping & Delivery (U.S. Only)
To ensure 100% of your donation goes directly to the causes, shipping is handled as follows:
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NYC: Free local pickup available.
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U.S. Shipping: Handled at cost (exact carrier rate calculated upon selection).
🎁 Gifting Your Canvas
If you want to fund the match but lack the wall space, you can still participate! We will gladly coordinate delivering your claimed artwork to a local office, neighborhood cafe, community hub, or church of your choice.
LOLA SÁENZ
I am a Mexican American self-taught artist. Based in the East Village for many years. I've been exhibiting my paintings in many group shows through the years. I've had some solo shows and I have curated some group art exhibitions as well. I also have paintings in four Museum Collections.
I've developed several bodies of artwork, focused on self-portraits and life in New York City. My compositions often convey sensory impressions of the elemental shaped colors and emotions central to the act of perception. I use my artwork to express notions of location and dislocation, joy and loss and distortion. I also create Documentary inspired art. And I sometimes add poetry or words to my paintings to add more meaning.
The result is Art that speaks all languages.
Stay Connected
Have questions, collaboration ideas, or want to bring this film to your community? We’d love to hear from you.
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Contact Director Hsuan Yu Pan: info.panvideo@gmail.com
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For inquiries regarding the private Patrons Circle and Film Deck, please reach out directly via email.