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shareMom! She can be your best friend or the reason for your therapy bills (likely both), and you wouldn’t be alone. This collection of films explores the complex, rich, nuanced, upsetting, and loving relationships between mothers and their children and gives us a mother’s-eye view of what happens when you take on “the world’s hardest job.”
GOOD FOR:
Families, folks who talk about their moms in therapy, prospective and veteran parents, people looking for something to do after Mother’s Day Brunch, anyone who feels guilty about not calling their mom more.
Community Partners: Mochi Magazine, Asian American Women Artists Association, AAPI Women Lead
In this program
ELITE MATCH
Directed by Kathy Meng
A single Chinese mother’s preoccupation with her daughter’s life and her desire to date come to heads when she attends a singles mixer.
INSTANT NOODLE
Directed by Michelle Sastraatmadja
A young woman ends up on an epic, cross-city trek to track down instant noodles for her widowed father’s birthday.
OVERDUE
Directed by Abigail Pañares
Left to her own devices a week before her c-section, a first time mother begins to spiral when she realizes how her life will change.
OYAKODON
Directed by Roxy Shih
A single, immigrant mother struggles to keep traditions and her small noodle shop alive in a rapidly changing neighborhood.
POST TERM
Directed by Saleem Gondal
Expecting their first child, a married couple struggles to find romance and connection while building a new life together in America.
