The epic story of a family odyssey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York, shot over the course of 23 years. Thavisouk narrates his own story as a child surviving the Vietnam war and then as a young man struggling to overcome the hardships of immigrant life.

A remarkable achievement in documentary filmmaking, this twenty-plus year journey is told in a combination of cinema verité and poetic montage. The result is a striking testament of what it means to be in exile, of the far-reaching consequences of war, and of the resilient bonds of family.