Short film
The Feeling of Being Close to You
2022 · 13 min
An intimate, quiet documentary that feels like overhearing a difficult but necessary conversation, heavy with unspoken history yet reaching toward tenderness.
- Directed by
- Ash Goh Hua
- Genres
- Documentary, Family
- Starring
- Ash Goh Hua
- Overview
- This autobiographical film documents an attempt at healing the trauma of touch between mother and child, as the filmmaker and their mother talk openly for the first time about the intergenerational trauma and abuse within their lives. Present day phone conversations are juxtaposed with archival VHS footage, creating a connection between the past and a re-write for the future.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Trauma, family, healing, memory
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ash Goh Hua
- Genres
- Documentary, Family
- Starring
- Ash Goh Hua