Yonsei

A quiet, introspective meta-narrative that blurs memoir and invention, asking you to sit with the unease of turning family pain into art.

Directed by

Jeff Mizushima, Rachel Michiko Whitney

Overview

Feeling stuck in her acting career, Rachel decides to write and star in a film about her mother, who was a struggling Japanese American actress in 1980s Hollywood. But as she tries to adapt her mother’s story, and digs deeper into her grandmother’s history being sent to and falling in love in a Japanese American incarceration camp during WWII, she is torn between exploiting her family and friends to create a compelling narrative and honoring their privacy.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, family, memory, art

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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