Mother

Original Title|Mother

Documentary | 1' 22" | 2019 (Draft)

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In a small village in Thailand, a local carer works in a centre for Europeans afflicted by Alzheimer's at the same time as attempting to sort out her own life as a struggling single mother.

synopsis

In a village in Thailand, single mother Pomm works in a care centre for Europeans with Alzheimer's. While she is separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth during the final stages of her life, while Maya, a new patient, is on her way from Switzerland.
Dans un village au Thaïlande, Pomm travaille dans un centre de soins pour les Européens atteints de la maladie d'Alzheimer. Séparée de ses enfants, elle accompagne Elisabeth dans les dernières étapes de sa vie, tandis que Maya, une nouvelle patiente, est en route de Suisse.
In een dorp in Thailand werkt Pomm in een zorgcentrum voor Europeanen met Alzheimer. Ze leeft noodgewongen gescheiden van haar kinderen terwijl ze Elisabeth begeleidt tijdens de laatste fasen van haar leven. Ondertussen is Maya, een nieuwe patiënt, op weg vanuit Zwitserland.

Credits

Contactpersoon
Kristof Bilsen
Scenarist
Xan Márquez Caneda
Sound
Hugo Dijkstal
Music
Kyle Bobby Dunn

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Doc
Genre
Documentary
Year of production

2019
Production status
Draft
Original title
Mother
Original language
Thai, Swiss, English

Technical specs

Running time
1' 22"
Aspect ratio
16:9
Available formats
4K; Apple ProRes 422; Apple ProRes 444; Blu-Ray; DCP (1920 x 1080); DVD
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Distribution
RTS Switzerland, Al Jazeera English

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2020: International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR (NL); DocPoint Helsinki (FI); Docs Against Gravity (POL); Docville (BE); Milennium Festival (BE)

2019: International Award Competition - Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK); Special Mention International Award - DOKUFest Prizren (XK); International Competi

Awards

20201: Ensor Best Belgian Documentary 2020: Critics' Prize Best Belgian Doc, Audience Award - Millenium Documentary Film Festival (BE); Honorable Mention Critics Guild - IFFR (NL); Special Mention Best Belgian Doc - Docville (BE)

2019: Special Mention International Award Competition - Sheffie

Partners

Co-production partners

Man's Films Productions, HALAL docs BV, VRT Canvas, RTBF, EOdocs

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel Wallonie-Bruxelles, Nederlands Filmfonds, Creative Europe Media, Fonds Pascal Decroos, SACD-SCAM