The 11 mixed-race Toronto subjects in Richard B. Pierre's disarming short film all look straight at the camera as they explain the way they answer the question, "What are you?" They're unique individuals, and yet certain patterns emerge. One is that the way they define themselves as adults isn't necessarily the same way they defined themselves when they were kids. Another is that the way they see themselves differs from the way other people see them. Life experiences also play a big part, particularly if they're closer to one parent or one set of cultural traditions than the other. Another factor is self-expression as some consciously tried to resemble one side of their family more than the other, though that approach often outlived its usefulness once they started to feel inauthentic. Yet another factor is the prejudices of family members, like the grandparents who would make racially insensitive remarks about their son or daughter's spouse as if their grandchildren didn't share the same DNA. Pierre helpfully intercuts photos of several subjects and their relatives. Sarah, who is part-Asian. says her white friends tend to think of her as white, but she thinks of herself as Asian, because 'that's how the world treats me." Though she's Chinese, people often assume she's First Nations. (Most of the subjects aren't identified by name, though Sarah provides hers.) Two other subjects either grew up on reservations or spent a significant amount of time on one, so they're in touch with their Native roots, though they use the Canadian term "reserve" rather than reservation. Another woman thought of herself as white before she entered school, but when other kids called her names, like "chink," her self-identification changed. It's worth noting that she isn't Chinese, but Filipino, though even her Filipino cousins would give her the cold shoulder, because she couldn't speak Tagalog. She's hardly the only subject to feel ostracized by members of both races, maybe not completely, but enough to leave a scar. This is a moving meditation on a subject sure to have resonance for a wide audience. Recommended. Aud: I, J, H, C, P. (K. Fennessy)