My Place

An intimate 7year journey of a family struggling to overcome past wounds of reverse migration from Canada to Korea begins when the directors little sister decides to be an unwed single mom The little sister decides to raise the child in Canada as she never felt welcome in her parents homeland South Korea The lives of parents intertwined with Koreas modern history is revealed while family members try to come together to face the challenges of raising a new baby outside of the traditional family form What starts out as the directors personal journey of rediscovering the lives of family members and self evolves into broader themes of cultural differences identity and belonging