Personal Portrait: Chasing Dragons

A personal portrait can be considered a biographical documentary. This short film takes on an experimental, narrative approach in which I explore the story of my life growing up in a chaotic home, and the struggles of re-emerging and worsening mental illness as a young adult. Navigating these challenges, I learn about the validity of my experiences, the illusion of perfection, importance of mental health, and the harmful effects of the model minority myth both in the Asian Pacific Islander and general POC community.