Sundance short film ‘Cabbage Daddy’ gets wonderfully lost in translation

Sundance short film ‘Cabbage Daddy’ gets wonderfully lost in translation

“Cabbage Daddy,” filmmaker Grace An’s four-minute rush of colorful, poetic whiplash premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, began with a simple premise: “Why am I so bad at Korean?” An grew up around English and Korean in Toronto, Canada. Her family spoke “Konglish,” a mix of the languages.  “I wouldn’t say I’m completely fluent (in Korean), but I can hold conversations,” An said. “There’s a certain nature to the conversations that are a …