An attempt at healing the trauma of touch between mother and child. Driven by a pure desire for intimacy, present day phone conversations are juxtaposed with archival VHS footage, creating a connection between the past and a re-write for the future.

After the closure of their mother’s nail salon at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a queer filmmaker works with their mother to recover and articulate the legacy of the salon for their refugee family.

A daughter asks her mother a question about her mother’s childhood. Her answer begs them to wade through its rippling effects throughout their lives.

This project was initiated through an unexpected voicemail message the filmmaker received from her brother, three years after his disappearance. She saved this voicemail for more than three years before she decided to heed its instructions.

After five years of war, a Ukrainian father finds proof his missing son may still be alive in captivity.