My Invisible Mother
In a creative mix of stop-motion animation and live-action documentary, a man recalls the social realities that forced his mother to put him up for adoption.
In a creative mix of stop-motion animation and live-action documentary, a man recalls the social realities that forced his mother to put him up for adoption.
Pascal Huynh, 26, animation graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. He currently works at the National Film Board of Canada. Born in Canada but from Vietnamese roots, he has also lived in Australia, Mexico and Vietnam. Pascal Huynh is active amongst the adoption communities in Montreal and in Melbourne to protect adoptees’ rights and to create a more accurate representation in the media of their realities. He uses filmmaking as a tool to increase empathy between different spheres of society.
Australia, Canada
3 minutes