New Soil is a poetic short film reflecting on the pull of home, featuring my mother and father, whose presence grounds the work in intimacy. The film began with a simple feeling of longing for somewhere to land and take root, especially in moments of change. As I moved through life, I started to question what home means and how identity is shaped by the places and people we come from. I began to see how borders between countries, generations, and within ourselves can be both real and imagined. New Soil looks at how we carry history, how we return to what we have lost, and how growth often begins in unfamiliar ground. It is an exploration of belonging and how sometimes we must make new soil from what we are given.