Either in its joy, heartache, or sudden role reversals between parent and child, the terrible beauty of parenthood is at the heart of this collection of films.
At the local Asian supermarket, a middle-aged Vietnamese immigrant woman argues with her adult daughter over how best to honor her late husband as they shop for his second death anniversary—while inadvertently involving a very handsome stranger.
A dance of death between a mother and daughter ignites when the daughter attempts to install a new stove in her mother’s house in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/jmMAh3ES4ac
When an immigrant teen must help her mother buy a ladder before school, tensions of belonging in a new country bubble to the surface. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/mZxp-qjjAZI
Young Fatima holds a secret that could change her fate. She must place her trust in a doctor to make a tough decision between cultural tradition and medical ethics.
After his son dies from COVID-19 in Los Angeles, Chang Dong travels from China to collect his remains. He hires Janice, a Chinese college student, as his interpreter. Despite a rocky start, the two strangers gradually form an unlikely bond.