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I Came with Earrings

I Came with Earrings

11m

I Came with Earrings

I Came with Earrings

Directed By: Jonathan Caren

11m

This is a personal story inspired by the real-life video that Hahn Ponder uploaded to YouTube intended for her unknown birth mom in Vietnam…. It all begins when Leah’s adoptive mom gifts her a pair of diamond earrings that force her to overcome more than just a brown belt test.

Festivals

PIFF

Pasadena International Film Festival

2026

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Cast

Marcia DeBonis

Marcia DeBonis

Miriam Goldstein

Marguerite Moreau

Marguerite Moreau

Sensei Barker

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Hahn Ponder

Hahn Ponder

Crew

Jonathan Caren

Jonathan Caren

Director / Writer

Hahn Ponder

Hahn Ponder

Writer

Andrew Carlberg

Andrew Carlberg

Producer

Toby Louie

Toby Louie

Producer

Ashley Roby

Ashley Roby

Editor

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