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

 
 

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