Finding Má

After 20 years apart, an Amerasian – Vietnamese/Black family shattered by the foster care and prison systems reunites to heal old wounds and rebuild their family, starting with finding their unhoused mother in the streets of Sacramento.
Finding Má is a deeply personal feature-length documentary that follows my family’s journey to reconnect with our estranged mother and uncover the truth about our fractured family history. As an Amerasian-Vietnamese and Black filmmaker, I was separated from my family at a young age and raised in the foster care system. After spending much of my life incarcerated, I was released and set out on a mission to find my mother, who disappeared into houselessness and addiction years ago. This film is an intimate exploration of loss, resilience, and the search for healing within a broken family.