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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

DEAR MOTHER

Directed by Matthew Kaundart

Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Experimental, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Women / 5 mins / English with Korean subtitles / World Premiere

Precedes:
CHINA’S FORGOTTEN DAUGHTERS

CGV Cinemas - Theatre 3
Thursday | May 10, 2018 2:00 pm

Description

Filmmaker in attendance.

In 2011, Kayla Tange made arrangements through a social worker to meet her birthmother. After traveling to Korea, she was devastated to learn that her birthmother had changed her mind and refused to meet with her. Here is Kayla’s letter to the mom she’s never known.


Director's Bio

Born and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Matthew Kaundart is an LA-based filmmaker working in both narrative and documentary, as well as a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His films often feature an experimental spirit and have screened worldwide, including at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the American Documentary Film Festival, Outfest, and the Museum of Photographic Arts.


Credits

Director: Matthew Kaundart
Producer: Luka Fisher
Co-Producer: Kayla Tange
Director of Photography: Kyle Krupinksi


Precedes

  1. CHINA’S FORGOTTEN DAUGHTERS

    Meng Han, Vincent Du / International Documentary Feature Competition / China / 2017 / Documentary, Family, Human Rights, Social Issues, Women / 70 mins
    FREE PROGRAM. A portrait of the human cost of China's one-child policy.

    Preceded by: DEAR MOTHER


Dates & Times

Precedes:
CHINA’S FORGOTTEN DAUGHTERS

CGV Cinemas - Theatre 3
Thursday | May 10, 2018 2:00 pm