A film inspired by my mom, performed by my dad, and felt by anyone who's ever been far from home. I had been wanting to make a spec project for a long time — I just didn't know what story to tell. That's the hardest part. You can have all the drive in the world, but without the right story, it doesn't go anywhere. The answer had been close to me the whole time. I had written a paper for a class about my mom's journey as an overseas Filipino teacher and her experience coming t