My Mom and My Little Secret
China
Runze Yu
This film is an intimate portrait of the relationship between the filmmaker – a closeted gay man – and his estranged mother, as they both try to navigate the fast-changing culture of China today, where traditional values collide with new perspectives. She desperately wants him to get married and have children. He aches to come out to her, but is terrified of the damage that might do. Will revealing his secret bring their family closer together – or tear it apart completely?