Documentary: "Mama/Mom"
Documentary film, 28 min
Writer, Director, Editor, Camera
The main character is 96. She is imprisoned in the flat, not sure what day it is and hardly remembers who of her relatives is still alive. Is it life? But everything is filled with meaning: life outside her window, worrying for her close ones and love toward those around her. That becomes more important than details of everyday reality.
Festivals/Awards:
· Message to Man IFF – Best Short Documentary
· DOK Leipzig IFF – Honorable Mention
· Krakow IFF – Honorable Mention
· International Festival of Film Schools "Kinoproba" – Grand Prix
· Docudays UA – Honorable Mention
· Hot Docs IFF – Official Selection
· Short Film Festival "Debuts" – Best Documentary
· Laurel National Film Award – Nominee, Short List
· Hamburg Documentary IFF – Best of Fest
· 18th Film Festival, Thailand – Honorable Mention
Press:
"The radio talks of the wonderful independence of old age; life is different. Together every day and every night. And yet Mama happily sways back and forth to the morning music and looks out of the window with her mother. Waiting for spring. Such tender metaphors turn “Mama”, a film of small gestures, into great cinema." – Barbara Wurm, DokLeipzig
