After growing up in Australia with his adoptive family, Australian filmmaker Joel de Carteret began searching for his biological mother in the Philippines. In Part 2 of his interview with SBS Filipino, he recounts the challenges of that journey, the emotional moment they finally reunited and how the experience reshaped his understanding of family, identity and belonging.
Key Points
- Joel de Carteret shares how he began the search for his biological mother in the Philippines.
- He recounts the emotional reunion after years apart and the impact it had on both of them.
- He reflects on how reconnecting with his biological family reshaped his understanding of family, identity and belonging.
It was a combination of relief, but also sadness that we had lost so much time.Joel de Carteret, Australian filmmaker
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