MOTHERLAND
Narrative Short | 18 minutes

HIFF 2022

 Short Film

Directed by
Christina Yoon

Produced by
Jungyoon Kim, Grace Merriman

Written by
Christina Yoon, Minkyu Kang

Featuring
Tiffany Chu, Kim Taewoo, Hong Kyung, Oh Minae

New York Premiere

2022 | Korean/English | South Korea/USA

Leah, a Korean adoptee raised in America, returns to Korea to search for her birth mother. Though she is met with secrecy from the adoption agency as well as her own family, she remains relentless on her solo journey.