My Dear Dear Home

Jun 25
2 min read

Updated: Jul 2

My Dear Dear Hom (2026)

Director: Yue Ran

Duration: 20 min

Languages: Sichuanese dialects, English, French

Subtitles: Chinese, English

Country/Region: Mainland China, Switzerland

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After marrying her partner in Switzerland, filmmaker Yue Ran returns to China and turns her camera towards the long and candid conversations she shares with her mother. Deeply personal in nature, My Dear Dear Home establishes an inherent dramatic tension from the outset: on one side stands a daughter who has embraced her identity and relationship, and on the other, a mother shaped by more traditional understandings of family and marriage.

Yet the film refuses to reduce this generational gap to an irreconcilable conflict. Through repeated conversations, moments of mutual observation, and the intimacy of everyday life, it carefully traces how understanding is gradually produced within relationships and how new forms of connection emerge through communication and companionship.

By documenting a genuine journey home, the film suggests that acceptance does not necessarily arise from a complete transformation of beliefs. It may also emerge through love, care, and the empathetic moments created by sustained dialogue. My Dear Dear Home challenges the assumption that queer identity and family are destined to be at odds. Here, the family ceases to be merely a site of oppression or regulation and becomes a space open to renegotiation and renewed understanding.

& Director Statement

I have never had a truly heartfelt conversation with my parents, especially with my mother. While she knows everything about me, she doesn’t truly understand me. Similarly, I know very little about her. My sexual orientation has always been the “elephant in the room” between us, and out of fear and confusion, I’ve been avoiding this topic – afraid of her reaction and even more afraid that she might hate me for it. As a daughter, I feel guilty because I’ve ignored her feelings and don’t know much about her life. After settling in Switzerland, I decided to stop running from this issue. I hope that by picking up the camera, I can use it as a tool to look directly into her eyes and into her heart. Through the process of making this documentary, I am creating an opportunity to have an honest conversation with my mother and to explore her true feelings toward me.