Plot Summary:A 1971 BBC documentary about love across the religious divide of Northern Ireland is the starting point of this heart-breaking story of a woman reuniting with her estranged father after many years. Los Angeles-based artist Mariah Garnett picks up her personal story with interviews and investigations revealing the traumatic effects of political upheavals on Belfast communities then and now. Mariah Garnett adds a queer playfulness through an incredible performance as her father, alongside multiple camera formats that interrogate constructions of identity. A remarkable debut film created partly with a local crew in Belfast, featuring trans actress Robyn Reihill playing the girlfriend of Garnett's father.
家庭/故乡主题,返乡之旅延伸出宗教甚至政见冲突所导致的人事变故,这不仅仅是个人独特的悲喜故事,也是北爱地区的时代缩影;对观众而言,纪录片所展现的“旧闻”和“真情”,是最动人之处;