When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to the surface alongside tenderness, humor, and tenacity.
Upcoming Screenings
cinemasia film festival
Mar 7, 14:00 at STUDIO/K - screening + Q&A
Mar 9, 18:45 at STUDIO/K - screening + Queer Adoptee Panel
IKAA Mini-Gathering 2025/
Korea Klubben's 35th Anniversary
July 12, TBD
2024 Screenings
DOC nyC
(In theaters and online)
Nov 19, 6pm at Village East by Angelika
Nov 20, 3:45pm at IFC Center
Santa Fe International Film Festival
Oct 20th, 1:30 PM at Violet Crown
WINNER Special Jury Award for Documentary Feature
Chicago International Film Festival
Oct 18, 5:30pm at AMC NEWCITY
Oct 26, 5:45pm at AMC NEWCITY
DMZ International Doc Film Festival
Sept 27 at MEGABOX KINTEX
Sept 29 at LOTTE CINEMA Juyeop
WINNER Emerging Filmmaker Award
“In our hurting, we did not notice that we were stolen from each other.” *
SN Désirée Cha | Korean Adoptee