Inked is a bittersweet bilingual dramedy in which 22-year-old Jiayue Qiu secretly follows her dream of becoming a tattoo artist, whilst struggling to connect with her unhappy father
After being uprooted from Nanjing, China, to Auckland, Aotearoa, Jiayue (Lisa Zhang) is trying and failing a medicine degree that her dad Rong chose for her – but her dream is to become a professional tattooist.
Ghosted by her now ex-boyfriend and kicked out from her flat, Jiayue’s only option is to return to her overbearing father’s house, while they struggle to talk in the aftermath of her mother’s abandonment.
In Mandarin, Cantonese, and English with English subtitles. Inked is an SBS On Demand exclusive.