Short film makes us wants to hug our parents — and live more generously

Grab a tissue and get ready to call your dad. This one's a real tearjerker.

An eight-minute Singaporean short film released by Viddsee, a company aiming to expose Asians films to a global audience, is challenging the way we view others, including our parents.

In "Gift," a young man grows up resenting his father for not being rich, never quite understanding the life lessons his dad tried to teach him.

When he finally learns the truth about his father, he stops resenting the man who raised him — and starts living his life in honour of him.