Spokane-raised filmmaker Champ Ensminger revisits his Thai roots through the eyes of his grandmother in his new short film | Film News | Spokane | The Pacific Northwest Inlander

Just after filmmaker Champ Ensminger showed his award-winning short documentary Yai Nin in Spokane 16 months ago, the world descended into COVID chaos. And his former hometown became the last place the dedicated director and editor got to share in person his intimate look at his connection to family in Thailand, seen through the eyes of his grandmother, Ninlawan Pinyo.

“We showed it last year at the Spokane International Film Festival,” Ensminger says. “It was special to actually have it screen for that. Our premiere was at the Seattle Asian American…