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What does it mean to truly honor and support our parents? “To Our Parents, with Love” delves into this question through a series of poignant stories. Traditionally, Vietnamese children are expected to be caregivers to aging and ailing parents. Both One Summer Night and Repeat address the weight of those expectations, the emotionally taxing responsibilities that sometimes lead to personal desires taking a backseat.

The deeply personal journeys of Lifeline and Coconut find adult children reconnecting with loved ones – whether through revisiting memories or navigating new emotional terrain that comes with aging. Mẹ Con (My Mom) and Newspapers examine the ways we honor familial bonds and fulfill promises through creative expressions and reflections on shared experiences.“To Our Parents with Love” offers a nuanced look at the sacrifices and enduring love that define the bonds, frayed or taut, between children and parents.

By Alena Nguyen

7 films in package

One Summer Night

On the morning of Stanford-bound Hai's graduation, his older brother, Huy, turns down another job offer that takes him away from his family. When bringing medicine to their father, Ba, Huy finds something gravely wrong with him and admits him to hospice care without consulting Hai.

Repeat

We are all met by a single destiny how we face it is up to us. A man struggles with his mother's independence and strong will as he tries help her through the early stages of dementia.

Lifeline

A Vietnamese-American musician returns home for the first time in years to his family home on the eve of his grandmother's death.

Mẹ Con | My Mom

Mẹ Con intimately portrays the relationship between a Vietnamese woman, the plants she grows, and memories of her mother.

Coconut

A young woman is doing her best to tend to her ailing father's increasing needs, as well as her feelings around them. She attempts to chop a coconut for the first time, in hopes that the refreshing treat will lift his spirits.

Newspapers

A young Vietnamese-American man revisits treasured memories of helping his mother, and fulfills a childhood promise he made to her, paying the ultimate price.

To Our Parents, With Love Q&A

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By Alena Nguyen