18-year-old Marina, travels to Vigo on the Galician coast in the early 2000s, in search of information about her biological father, seeking his death certificate to apply for a scholarship to film school. Reconnecting with her paternal side of the family, she discovers a huge amount of shame and secrecy around his death.

Across speculative storytelling, deepfake resurrection, and AI mythologies, Myths We Call Bodies explores how contemporary Asian artists use digital aesthetics to question the structures that shape our realities. From algorithmic gazes to cosplay, these works reveal how technology both reproduces and disrupts systems of gender, labour, and visibility. Moving between online fantasy and social critique, the artists imagine alternative myths and futures where identity becomes mutable and collectively re-scripted. 

In 1964 Nagasaki, an orphaned yakuza heir enters the world of Kabuki, growing up beside his mentor’s son as rivalry and ambition shape their destinies.