Every day is Mother’s Day in this screening! These stories empathically examine the bonds of motherhood, paying special attention to both the hardships and the heartfelt mom-ments. Everyone and their mother will be watching, you should too!
This screening may not be suitable for all ages.
*This screening is available for On-Demand viewing beginning October 23. There will be a live Q&A with the filmmakers during the Watch Party on Sunday, October 25. There is no Intro or Q&A attached to this screening until 24 hours after the Watch Party has concluded.*
Filmed decades apart on the same miniDV camcorder, TO KNOW HER is a poetic exploration of my family’s relationship with my mother, who passed away when I was 14 years old to clinical depression. As a director and cinematographer I am always trying to understand the gaze I carry - but instead of searching for it I realised in these home video tapes that I inherited my camera tendencies from my mother, because she always pointed the camera at the subject who mattered to her most. I want to throw that loving gaze out back towards her and all of our lives. With the help of my father and sister, I want to share each of our perspectives and invent our gaze.
- Year2019
- Runtime15:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryHong Kong
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- DirectorNatalie Chao
Every day is Mother’s Day in this screening! These stories empathically examine the bonds of motherhood, paying special attention to both the hardships and the heartfelt mom-ments. Everyone and their mother will be watching, you should too!
This screening may not be suitable for all ages.
*This screening is available for On-Demand viewing beginning October 23. There will be a live Q&A with the filmmakers during the Watch Party on Sunday, October 25. There is no Intro or Q&A attached to this screening until 24 hours after the Watch Party has concluded.*
Filmed decades apart on the same miniDV camcorder, TO KNOW HER is a poetic exploration of my family’s relationship with my mother, who passed away when I was 14 years old to clinical depression. As a director and cinematographer I am always trying to understand the gaze I carry - but instead of searching for it I realised in these home video tapes that I inherited my camera tendencies from my mother, because she always pointed the camera at the subject who mattered to her most. I want to throw that loving gaze out back towards her and all of our lives. With the help of my father and sister, I want to share each of our perspectives and invent our gaze.
- Year2019
- Runtime15:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryHong Kong
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- DirectorNatalie Chao