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.
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.
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