Why a Mother Writes ‘Son’ Across Stockholm | Op-Docs

How far would you go to stay in contact with your child? “SON,” the short documentary above, is about graffiti tags and homelessness and a mother’s instinct to hope against hope. It follows a woman resorting to graffiti — vandalism, as some would have it — in a last-ditch effort to make contact with her son. But this unusual story is built of elements we can all recognize. Parental guilt. Fear for a loved one’s safety. And an almost defiant motherly pride. In making this film, I kept the participants anonymous to protect their privacy. But I hope that anonymity also invites viewers to find something that resonates in the story of this mother and her son, and their longing to connect. Documentary and text by Leona Cauklija. 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - An adventurous child 04:20 A golden trail of “signs of life” 10:06 - “Hello son” More from Op-Docs: https://www.nytimes.com/column/op-docs New Op-Docs from the vault every other Friday. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n