SYNOPSIS

A Chinese filmmaker-turned-mother in Switzerland attempts the impossible: filming a short movie with zero budget, no crew, and only her real-life family on screen—shot entirely on an iPhone 14 Pro Max. This is a raw, DIY, surreal-yet-true slice of realism, stitched together without artificial gloss. No makeup, no lighting, no safety net—just a mother chasing scenes between tantrums, laundry, and cultural collisions. As she moves between languages, traditions, and minor breakdowns, the film captures the raw, unfiltered poetry of motherhood in a foreign land. It’s a meditation on identity, creative longing, and the absurd beauty of domestic chaos—told through the lens of “neuroreality,” a term coined to justify the fractured, fast-shifting perception of a mind parenting while dreaming. Part love letter, part rebellion—against perfection, productivity, and the silent guilt women carry—the film speaks to all those whose dreams didn’t vanish with motherhood. For immigrant mothers redefining home, and for those quietly asking: Who am I beyond this role? What must I do to feel I belong? It doesn’t try to solve anything. Instead, it welcomes the viewer into a lived space—messy, honest, and full of snacks. In a world that often demands women choose between family and self, this film insists: the chaos is the art. The dream is not dead—it’s just evolving in another language, through different hands, in a kitchen somewhere in Switzerland.

GÉNÉRIQUE

• Director

  Yun-An Xiao

• Production

  Yun-An Xiao

• Referent

  Yun-An Xiao

• Sales

  Yun-An Xiao