Familial Ground

After writing a novel inspired by her relationship with her mother, Taiwanese New Zealander Alina Wang must learn how to separate from a complicated and destructive relationship.

An Irish dark comedy that tells the story of a son visiting his elderly mother in a care home, where he is confronted with an unthinkable dilemma.

Gemma is a rebellious super-senior who steals shoes from her one-night stands—her own way of reclaiming control. One day, she discovers a pair of red flats she doesn’t remember taking and sets off through her small town to uncover the truth. What begins as a comedic quest turns into a tender reckoning, forcing her to confront what she’s been running from at home.

On the dedication day for her mother’s Mary statue, Sadie, raised devoutly Catholic and shunned for it by her friends, plans to prove her independence and loyalty by destroying the relic.

Uprooted by Alzheimer’s, Grandma longs for her Chongde tribe in Hualien, Taiwan. This inspires a teenage filmmaker to guide her fading grandmother back to the home she is forgetting. If the memory is gone, what is left of a person?

While her family-owned store closes, a woman discovers the identities and vulnerabilities of her mother and grandmother trapped inside of it.