hello, stranger, 2020 [video]
hello, stranger focuses on the nuances of lost connections to identity. being filipino-american but raised in the US, I had trouble connecting further with my identity when my family moved to manila, philippines from baltimore, maryland. having a distant knowledge of my heritage was made all too apparent when i visit my family, not knowing tagalog or having much familiarity with the land. hello, stranger highlights the internal and deep longing to know a stranger, knowing you’ve met before - yet not knowing them at all.