Dear Maa

Synopsis

When a twelve-year-old girl vanishes without a trace, her disappearance fractures not only a family but time itself. At the center of the storm is her mother—a woman torn between quiet ambition and fierce affection. What begins as a physical search for a missing child soon becomes a metaphorical journey across memory, guilt, and the blurred boundaries of parental love. Through the lenses of adoption and responsibility, Dear Maa explores the silent, often unspoken conflict within a mother’s heart: the pull of her own dreams versus the primal duty to protect. As the search deepens, the mother must cross every line—real and imagined—to find not just her daughter, but the meaning of motherhood itself.

The Director joins via Zoom for a post screening discussion.