He Calls Me Daughter

Documentarian Lisa May Chan returns to her hometown to make a film about her family. The camera becomes a tool that simultaneously brings her closer to and distances her from her immigrant parents. During filming, she confronts the silence her mother has maintained for decades and her father's unspoken expectations. This 2026 documentary explores generational fractures, the cost of assimilation, and the complexity of love across a cultural divide. The story unfolds through home archives, candid interviews, and observations of daily life, where each frame becomes an attempt to understand and be understood. The film balances on the edge of a personal diary and social study, asking questions about memory, identity, and what it means to be a daughter.