Frances Rubio

Herselves

This personal hybrid documentary unearths the complexities and nuances of the relationship between a Korean-American daughter and her immigrant mother. As the filmmaker creates her own images of her mother's life before motherhood, difficult questions of freedom, authorship, and filial responsibility emerge.

A Cure for All Things

Jiawei finds a mysterious vial in her late mother's fridge that transforms her into their ancestors and descendants.