This Focus Club is a special 60-minute daytime session limited to four participants, giving everyone more time to speak, engage and receive personalised attention.

When does loving someone become holding them back? How do you protect a person you love while allowing them to build a life beyond you? Join us for a Watch & Talk of Bao, Pixar’s short animated film by Chinese-Canadian director Domee Shi, about a lonely mother whose handmade dumpling unexpectedly comes to life. Playful, tender and quietly unsettling, this small story opens up big questions about love, control and independence... and what happens when being needed becomes part of who we are.

Together, we’ll watch the film and explore the Chinese family unit: the care, sacrifice and belonging it can offer, alongside the expectations and obligations that can make independence complicated. Where is the line between guidance and control? Does gratitude mean following the life your parents imagined for you? And can pulling away be an act of love too? With just four participants, there’ll be space to explore different interpretations, ask questions and connect the story to experiences across cultures and generations. No knowledge of the film is necessary, and you’re welcome to share personal experiences or simply discuss the characters, a thoughtful hour about how we love, let go and grow.

爱一个人，什么时候就变成了把他往回拽？你想保护你爱的人，又怎么让他去建一个没有你也能过的人生？跟着我们来一场观影聊片吧，看《包宝宝》，皮克斯那部短片动画，导演是加拿大华裔 Domee Shi，讲的是一个孤独的妈妈，她亲手包的包子意外活了过来。这部小片子好玩、温柔，又悄悄让人不安，它用一个很小的故事，打开了关于爱、控制和独立的大问题……还有，当“被需要”变成我们是谁的一部分时，会发生什么。

我们会一起看这部片，也会聊聊中国家庭这个单位：它能给的照顾、牺牲和归属感，还有那些让独立变得复杂的期待和义务。引导和控制之间的线在哪？感恩是不是就意味着要照着父母给你想象的人生走？而拉开距离，能不能也是一种爱？只有4个人，会有空间去聊不同的解读、问问题，也会把这个故事跟不同文化、不同代际的经历连起来。不需要了解这部片，欢迎你分享自己的经历，或者就单纯聊角色，一个关于我们怎么爱、怎么放手、怎么长大的有想法的小时。