# @tiff_net on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTTCr29jdil
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/40505459-tiff-net-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-09T20:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TIFF (@TIFF_NET) — https://gondola.cc/TIFF_NET

## Caption

“I’ve been a mother, a daughter, and a wife, and I still don’t know who I am.”

Director Johnny Ma dropped by Studio 9 to discuss the themes of identity present in his film THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR. The film had its World Premiere at #TIFF24.

THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR follows 26-year-old Sumi who suffers an accident on the streets of wintry Winnipeg, resulting in her overbearing mother Sara flying in from Seoul to be by her now comatose daughter’s side. As Sara meddles in Sumi’s life via a dating app, she ends up on a journey that will leave her forever changed.

#canadianfilm #winnipeg #motherhood #mother #canadiancinema #chinesecanadianfilmmaker

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- **Comments:** 12

## Tags

motherhood, tiff24, winnipeg, canadianfilm, canadiancinema, chinesecanadianfilmmaker, mother

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