30 years after family tragedy drove her into foster care, a Vietnam War refugee discovers the truth behind her mother's death, two sisters she never really knew, and a legacy of childhood abuse. Through the lens of sisterhood, TOGETHER explores healing and the path to empowerment by reclaiming one's own narrative.
Participants
Juliet
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Juliet
A newly divorced single mother, now in her mid-forties, Juliet seeks to reconcile her past. Born in Vietnam to an American soldier and a Vietnamese mother, Juliet grows up in the U.S. where she endures years of abuse before running away from home
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A newly divorced single mother, now in her mid-forties, Juliet seeks to reconcile her past. Born in Vietnam to an American soldier and a Vietnamese mother, Juliet grows up in the U.S. where she endures years of abuse before running away from home and leaving behind her 6-month-old sister, Jen. A determined and resourceful teen, Juliet shuffl es between 15 different foster homes before fi nding her family by choice. Her newfound stability gives her the space to go on a decades-long journey to begin the healing process, seek the truth, and confront the past.
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Jen
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Jen
Now a married mother of seven in her thirties, Jen was raised as an only child until age 8 when abuse allegations led her into the Texas foster care system. A shy, quiet, girl, Jen felt abandoned and alone until she connected with Juliet, the
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Now a married mother of seven in her thirties, Jen was raised as an only child until age 8 when abuse allegations led her into the Texas foster care system. A shy, quiet, girl, Jen felt abandoned and alone until she connected with Juliet, the older sister she wasn’t sure she had. Upon learning of Juliet’s struggles with infertility she donated her eggs, giving her sister the family she always wanted.
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Hong
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Hong
A young grandmother in her early 50s, Hong lives in her husband’s modest family home in rural Vietnam but yearns for a support system of her own. Abandoned as a child by both her mother and father, Hong was raised in her maternal family’s
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A young grandmother in her early 50s, Hong lives in her husband’s modest family home in rural Vietnam but yearns for a support system of her own. Abandoned as a child by both her mother and father, Hong was raised in her maternal family’s ancestral home and used as child labor. She prays to one day be reunited with her mother, who fl ed the country with an American soldier and her half-sister, Juliet, after the fall of Saigon.
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Team
Yasmin Mistry
Director & Producer
Team
Yasmin Mistry
Director & Producer
Yasmin Mistry is an Emmy-nominated animator and filmmaker. Her work has been displayed worldwide including showings at the United Nations and White House as well as at film festivals such as SXSW, Tribeca and DOC NYC. She is the recipient of grants...
Yasmin Mistry is an Emmy-nominated animator and filmmaker. Her work has been displayed worldwide including showings at the United Nations and White House as well as at film festivals such as SXSW, Tribeca and DOC NYC. She is the recipient of grants from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Brooklyn Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Riverside Sharing Fund, Artists Volunteer Center, and Harnisch Foundation, in addition to being a two-time finalist for the ITVS Diversity Development Fund.
Yasmin is also the founder of the Foster Care Film & Community Engagement Project, which uses film and animation to give youth in foster care a platform through which to be heard. Her films have screened at over 140 film festivals and been nominated for more than 80 awards. When not creating media, Yasmin works as a programmer for the Anchorage International Film Festival, a screener for the Blackbird Film Festival, and a co-leader for the filmmaking collaborative Docshop.
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Our Ask
The film is currently in post-production. We are seeking finishing funds, distribution opportunities and additional impact partners.
