In My Parents’ Basement (2002)

Overview

Three adult children have returned to their parents’ home to live. Future dreams, past failures, and the present struggles of daily life are captured in close-up over a nine-month period. Through conversations, anecdotes, arguments, and unpredictable emotional highs and lows, it sheds light on the myriad of issues triggered by adult children moving back in with their parents – a growing phenomenon in today’s society. As the documentary unfolds, it becomes painfully clear that being a parent or a child is a lifelong calling that requires patience, compassion, and strength.