Kintsugi

<p><strong>KINTSUGI</strong></p><p><strong>A Woman</strong></p><p><strong><em>Worthless to Gold</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Kintsugi: A Woman</em> </strong>follows the life of a spirited Chinese girl who once loved to perform for an audience.</p><p></p><p>At the age of four she is sent away to reunite with parents she barely knows. She feels abandoned and carries this as her first scar into Canada. Within a month after a terrifying incident her mother becomes the person she fears most. Her natural lively self is hidden away and her voice is silenced. Branded a worthless daughter by her mother who wanted a first-born son she internalizes shame and becomes a stranger to herself.</p><p></p><p>Raw intimate and unflinching <strong><em>Kintsugi: A Woman</em></strong> is a story of resilience identity and the slow courageous act of reclaiming one's voice-and one's authentic self. It is for every woman who has been told she was not enough-and who dares finally to believe otherwise.</p><p></p><p>She is Kintsugi. A metaphor for the woman- who was once considered worthless. Once broken now a beautifully mended vessel* stronger and more resilient than ever for each restored piece is a treasure that completes her.</p><p></p><p>*Throughout history women have been considered vessels as they contain guide and protect. A woman's womb is a cradle that gives life.</p>