Mioka, who was adopted from Korea to the United States as a child, has attempted to find her roots multiple times but failed repeatedly. Just as she was about to give up searching for her parents, she learns about 'Banet' from other adoptees, a Korean women's group that helps overseas adoptees find their roots, and enlists for their help. As Mioka and Banet follow the adoption papers to trace her roots, they discover that most of the adoption documents are either inaccurate or hidden. Documents that are barely obtained after multiple requests, inconsistent information across different papers, all hinder Mioka's search for her parents. Will Mioka be able to find her parents? Mioka and Banet comes to face an absurd truth beyond their mission of finding parents.
JO Seyoung is a documentary filmmaker whose work closely examines human rights and social structures through the lenses of adoption, identity, and institutional responsibility. Through an immersive approach that combines in-depth interviews, archival research, and on-site filmmaking, her work brings institutional failures and historical truths into sharp audiovisual focus. Her films invite audiences to confront questions of social memory and collective responsibility, bridging personal narratives with broader structural and historical inquiry.
| Director | Jo Seyoung |
| Duration | 112 min |
| Language | OV English & Korean | English, German |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Cast | Mioka Miller, Kaylin Bower, Sun Hee Engelstoft, Mary Schlafman |
| Country | Republic of Korea (South Korea) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Distributor | Film Director |