Silvia in the Waves / Silvia dans les vagues

Noa struggles to honor the identity of his recently deceased parent while his mother tries to uphold the appearance of a conventional family. Grief and fantasy entwine to reveal the complex relationship between history and erasure, identity and memory.

Film Maker
Olmos, Giovana
Year
2017
Country
Canada
Length
13
Language
French w/ English subtitles
Category
Aging, environment, Families, French language, Gender, Identity, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Québec History, Trans*
Genre
narrative, queer, short

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