The Taste of Mango

Moms hold a lot of histories: theirs, their children’s, and even their own mother’s. In her debut documentary feature, filmmaker Chloe Abrahams delves into three family generations to find their true stories filled by overwhelming love and violence. By unpacking her mother Rozana and her grandmother Jean’s lives before hers, Abrahams uses their stories to “testify to the entangled and ever-changing nature of inheritance and the ways in which we both hurt and protect the ones we love,” as the director’s own website describes. Having secured a Best Debut Director award from the British Independent Film Awards, the documentary lands in ATX courtesy of Austin Asian American Film Festival and AFS’ Doc Nights series. – James Scott