At ten, filmmaker Alexandra Shiva lost her mother Susan to cancer – a diagnosis her mother had kept hidden from virtually everyone. 36 years later, as Alexandra is set to outlive her mother, she embarks on a cinematic journey to understand her mother and explore the mother-daughter bond through its absence. As Alexandra dives into the vast collection of her mother’s belongings that her father had kept nearly untouched since her passing, she is unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer. Now in the middle of cancer treatment with two young children, she finds herself navigating the very same parenting challenges that her mother once faced. 

Using a treasure trove of personal belongings, including nearly a century of home movies, photographs, datebooks and letters, HER/MINE offers a glimpse into a bygone era of Hollywood and New York glamor, while peeling back the layers of a life to reveal a poetic meditation on memory, loss and motherhood. 

HER/MINE had its world premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 20th, 2025.

It will be playing at the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival on October 18th, 2025.