A Tongue Called Mother

Original Title: A Tongue Called Mother

18' | 2019 (Completed)

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Director:	Eva Giolo
Producer:	Chloë Delanghe
Writer:	Eva Claus, Eva Giolo

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Working with a 16mm camera, the film follows the daily gestures and words of three generations of 'mother-daughter' (the mother, the grandmother and niece of the filmmaker).

synopsis

A Tongue Called Mother depicts the relationship between language, gestures and affiliation while exploring and investigating the question of bilinguism and identity. It also criticizes and questions the semiological conditioning of language and its imposition of the norm. The film searches for meanings through the juxtaposition of gestures, and the voiceover of words.
A Tongue Called Mother toont de relatie tussen taal, gebaren en verwantschap. Het onderzoekt de kwestie van tweetaligheid en identiteit. Het bekritiseert en bevraagt ook de semiologische conditionering van taal en het opleggen van de norm. De film zoekt naar betekenissen door het boven elkaar plaatsen van gebaren en woorden en de verbinding die het met zich meebrengt. Met de 16mm-camera als onderzoeksinstrument volgt de film de dagelijkse gebaren en woorden van drie moeder-dochter-generaties (de moeder, de grootmoeder en het nichtje van de filmmaker).

Credits

Director
Eva Giolo
Producer
Chloë Delanghe
Writer
Eva Claus, Eva Giolo
Cast
Alba Giolo
Editing
Eva Giolo
Photography
Eva Claus, Eva Giolo
Sound
Simonluca Laitempergher, Raf Enckels, Nina De Vroome, Lennert De Taeye & Valentin Mazingarbe

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental, Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2019
Production status
Completed
Original title
A Tongue Called Mother

Technical specs

Running time
18'
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Sound format
5.1 (+ sub)
Available formats
Apple ProRes 444
Colour
Colour

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2019: Courtisane Film Festival (BE); FIDMarseille (FR)

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Co-production partners

Auguste Orts

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A Tongue Called Mother

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Sound

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour