Overseas 2019

French director Sung-a Yoon returns with her second documentary seven years after the autobiographical Full Of Missing Links, in which she traveled to Korea in search of her missing father. Overseas explores the other side of reunion - separation - with its sympathetic focus on Filipina workers training for overseas helper jobs that will separate them from their families for years. Besides risks like verbal and physical abuse from employers, the women's isolation and depression can sometimes lead to tragedy. Using introspective moments and roleplaying sessions, Yoon illuminates the heart and humanity of these underappreciated women while calling into question a profession that some might call a modern form of servitude.