‘I Wish I Were Pretty’ explores how Korean beauty standards affect our protagonist’s ability to love herself. Monolidded, and therefore, “average,” Areum (“beautiful” in Korean) has always managed to deal with being compared to her gorgeous best friend, Jane (as in plain Jane). But when a man humiliates Areum in front of Jane, Areum has to finally face this long-festering wound or let it control her forever.

Ange and Julia return to the Corsican village where they grew up for the first time in ten years. They face the delicate task of telling their mother, Mado, who suffers from early-onset Alzheimer’s, about her move to a nursing home. But Mado, now full of spirit and vibrant personality, has every intention of deciding her own future…