Esther Um

A young Korean American boy attempts to draw a portrait of his busy blue-collar immigrant father for a school assignment.

A young nurse forms a quiet, meaningful bond with an elderly patient nearing the end of his life, abandoned by his family for reasons unknown. After witnessing his passing, she takes it upon herself to perform his post-mortem care with deep reverence and compassion. As her shift ends, she is left with a quiet, fleeting sense of the circle of life.