MOTHER, MINE

Film

Language:

English

Production country:

United Kingdom

Running time (In minutes):

16:16

Theme:

Women

Category/Format:

Short films

Student film:

Film URL Site:

http://www.shortfilmcentral.com/film/1163/

Poster:

MOTHER, MINE - Alison is reborn.jpg

Production year:

February, 2008

Film Credits

About the Director:

Susan Everett was an illustrator before turning to film. In 1993 she won the Carl Foreman Screenwriting Award, in association with BAFTA, and spent 18 months at California State University, Long Beach, writing scripts and directing her first short. An award winning short story writer and novelist, Susan’s screen writing credits include a 2 hour TV thriller for the A Mind to Kill series. She has directed four short films, including the recent Mother, Mine.

Film director:

Susan Everett

Producer:

Rob Speranza

Screenplay:

Susan Everett

Editing:

Anton Short

Film photographer:

Luke Palmer

Sound:

Heather Fenoughty

Music:

Heather Fenoughty

Art Director:

Helen Watson

Costume:

Madeleine Millar and Susan Everett

Cast 1:

Kelly Harrison

Cast 2:

Barbara Marten

Cast 3:

David Fleeshman

Film synopsis:

“Hello Mum. My name’s Alison. Born on the sixth of June, twenty eight years ago. But you know that already, don’t you?” Grieving the death of her adoptive mother, Alison tries to track down her natural mother to find a replacement ‘mum’. She sends out a videotape as an introduction.

Budget

Actual Budget:

£21,250.00

Technical infos

Original Film Format:

Super 16

Format Ratio:

16 x 9 FHA

Film Sound:

Dolby SR

Video Type:

Digibeta (Pal and NTSC) Beta Sp (Pal and NTSC)

Festival Selection, Awards...

Festival selection, awards or citation already received and other comments... :

Already selected in a Festival?:

Yes

Festival selections:

LA SHORTS FEST, LOS ANGELES, USA SALENTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY MANHATTAN SHORTS FESTIVAL SAN DIEGO WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL LEICESTER ‘CAN’ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CORTOPOTERE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FILMSTOCK,UK SHORT CUTS, COLOGNE, GERMANY RED ORCHID SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, WASHINGTON DC NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, WALES LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - 2009 DAM SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, NEVADA WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESIVAL, MIAMI NEW STAGES FESTIVAL, LEEDS BRADFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WOOD GREEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, USA REEL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL, LOS ANGELES PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL, LONDON FILMMAKERS CONVENTION SENE, SOUTH EAST NEW ENGLAND FILM FESTIVAL, USA WEST CHESTER INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, USA GLIMMER, HULL INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES END OF THE PIER INTRENAIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, UK NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL, USA MILAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS NAOUSSA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, GREECE FANTASTIC FILMS WEEKEND, BRADFORD MARMETRAGGIO INTERNATIONAL SHORTS FESTIVAL, ITALY FEAR NO FILM, UTAH, USA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA D’ARTE, BERGAMO WASHOUGAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, USA HOLLYSHORTS, LOS ANGELES, USA CHAPEL ALLERTON ARTS FESTIVAL, LEEDS, UK I’VE SEEN FILMS, MILAN Sept 09 PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL, LONDON REGGIO FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY CINE FESTIVAL DE BARCELONA, SPAIN CURTOCIRCUITO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, SPAIN BALTIMORE WOMENS FILM FESTIVAL, USA Oct 09

Awards received:

Best Film – Women Like Short - Salento International Film Festival, Italy, Yorkshire Film Award - Best Short - Leeds International Film Festival Audience Award - Filmstock, UK Audience Award - Red Orchid Short Film Festival, Washington DC, USA Best Up & Coming Director - Newport International Film Festival, Wales Audience Award - SENE, South East New England Film Festival, USA Best Film by a Woman Filmmaker - West Chester International Short Film Festival, USA Best Director - End of the Pier International Film Festival, UK Best Actress in a Drama Short - End of the Pier International Film Festival, UK 2nd Best Drama Short - Naoussa International Film Festival, Greece Audience Award - Fear No Film, Utah, USA 3rd Prize, Competition Sottoventi - Festival Internazionale del Cinema D’Arte, Bergamo, Italy Runner Up – Shine Awards - Bradford International Film Festival Highly Commended - Turner Classics Shorts Competition - Best International Short - Kerry International Film Festival

Film reviews:

Susan Everett (United Kingdom) has been fascinated with adoption, being an adopted child herself. “Mother Mine” explores the reunion process between daughter and birth mother gone horribly wrong. Everett’s central character, Alison, is arguably the most complex character presented in the festival. Everett is also a trained illustrator, making “Mother Mine” an impressive visual. - Nevada Sagebrush The consequences are unexpected to say the least. A convincingly performed and well-paced short thriller which slowly builds up to its final revelation. Masterfully done. - Bradford International Film Festival There was unanimous praise for the Hitchcockian twist in the tale about a young woman, apparently adopted at birth, seeking her birth mother. The judges unanimously admired the tempo of the story-telling and the new light that the surprise ending shed on earlier parts of the plot. - Shine Award Jury statement

Publicity Infos

Publicity contact:

Susan Everett

Publicity contact email:

Susan.Everett@ukgateway.net