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Resilience

Directed by Tammy Chu

2009•75 min
Genre
Documentary
Topic
Generations
Mood
Tender
Language
EnglishKorean
Featured in
Cinema Across Borders

Synopsis

Resilience takes a look at a side of adoption rarely told: what happens after the reunion? Following a Korean birth mother and her American son as they reunite and attempt to build a relationship amidst cultural clashes and unable to speak each others' language, the film follows mother and son as they struggle to become a family again.

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Selected Awards

Winner

Asian Film Festival of Dallas

Best Documentary (2010)

Winner

DC APA Film Festival

Best Documentary Feature (2010)

Nominee

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Grand Jury Award, Best Documentary (2010)

Footnote

  1. Social impact

    Follows a Korean birth mother reuniting with her adopted son after 30 years apart — connects to Adoptee Solidarity Korea's advocacy work

Director

Tammy ChuRegionUnited StatesIn archive1 filmHeritageSouth KoreaUnited StatesMore→

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