Mother's Accounting Book
The mother's household account book is found, who is suffering from early Alzheimer's disease. Between 48 years of records and fading memories, I attempt to put pieces together on the reason she kept the book and her life as a woman.
This film is composed of records from the household account book, interviews with my mother, daily life, memory recollections, and other archive footage. The records in the book correspond to modern Korean history which underwent rapid changes. In 2017, the book, records of survival, stopped. Do I know everything about my mother's life as a girl turned grandmother during a turbulent time? Amid the history of military dictatorship and mail-dominated industrialization, would our mothers be satisfied with their lives in the past? There is only a short time for my mother to remember. Through the film, I try to slow down my mother's fading memories. In addition, I want to record my time as a son with her.
How much did I actually know about my mother? Was she happy as a person as opposed to her happiness as a mother? By discovering the account book that my mother wrote for 48 years, I discovered a mother I did not remember. Although the past is clearly written, my mother's current status seems helpless. We are all destined to face periods of fading memories. This documentary searches for the meaning of 17,520 days of recorded time and happiness in my mother's complicated life. For my mother, who is currently helpless and confused by early Alzheimer's disease, this documentation process will be a journey to find new memories and the meaning of the past.
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