Synopsis

A year after the sudden passing of her mother, Taylor, a teenage Korean-American adoptee, grows increasingly distant from her father and begins to yearn for a connection to her birth parents. One day, a Korean family moves into her predominantly white neighborhood, and Taylor becomes friends with the mother of that family. This woman helps Taylor reconnect with her roots and supports her in uncovering the truth about her biological family.

Program Note

Taylor, a Korean adoptee struggling with the sudden loss of her mother, meets a newly moved-in Korean family next door. Their daughter, Dayoung, dreams of becoming a K-pop star, though her mother wants her to focus on academics. Feeling lost, Taylor secretly begins her journey to find her birth mother. This film reflects the autobiographical sensibilities of Korean-American director Christina YR Lim, who carries the roots of Korean heritage. While the girls strive to chase their dreams, the circumstances surrounding them often hold them back. A warm and empathetic portrayal of adolescent emotions and the search for identity. (Choi Eun-young)

Director

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  • Christina YR Lim
  • Director Christina YR Lim is a Korean-American writer-director who subverts genres to tell stories from the Asian and Pacific Islander American perspective. Her feature script Gyopo was recently selected for Wscripted’s Cannes Script List as well as The Black List x GM Feature Residency Fund. Her work has screened at numerous film festivals, including the Catalina Film Festival. Her debut feature film, Taylor’s Hidden Track (2023), was distributed by Buffalo8 and EST Studios and released in 2024.