In this hypnotically cinematic love letter flowing through time and generations, director Chloe Abrahams probes raw questions her mother and grandmother have long brushed aside, tenderly untangling painful knots in her family’s unspoken past.
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
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IN THEATERS FROM DECEMBER 4
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New York: December 4–10 @ DCTV's Firehouse
Q&As at the following screenings:
Wednesday Dec 4, 7pm
Saturday Dec 7, 5pm
Sunday Dec 8, 5pm
LA: December 6–12 @ Laemmle Noho 7
Q&A on Friday Dec 6
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28th APRIL 2025
PRESS
★★★★★
"With patience and a willingness to listen, Abrahams is able to capture the anger, resentment and grief that has built up over the years, but also the enduring love, longing and even understanding that still exists"
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★★★★
"a lucid, emotionally honest account of trauma... quietly powerful"
- PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN
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"reaffirms the strength of generational bonds and champions the desire of the new generation to question and provoke and demand answers"
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★★★★
"a celebration of the love shared between the three generations"
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"Powerfully poetic, the film showcases an artist’s view of the ever-changing nature of the internal world... nuanced in scope, but also universal in tone"
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★★★★
"packs a powerful punch"
#1 True/False film
"a bright seam of joy runs through Abrahams' engrossing first feature"
- SIGHT AND SOUND (print, May & October 2023)
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"...an astonishing piece of non-fiction filmmaking...gorgeously nuanced and textured"
"there are evocations of Kirsten Johnson and Agnès Varda in Abrahams’s collage-like approach"
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"a testament to sensory filmmaking, where the act of looking evokes smell and taste"
"...a powerful love letter...a reverberant profile in hope."
"visceral, dreamlike"
"one of the strongest debut features in this early year"
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"striking...a moving, lyrical and haunting film"
"exquisite...The Taste of Mango communicates an enormous sense of love and generosity throughout"
"fearless...masterful"
"A delicate family portrait about unconditional love, resolve and hope…Lyrical and heartbreaking."
"every one of Abrahams' storytelling choices pays off beautifully"