Synopsis:
An adaptation of the poem ‘My mamma is bossies’ written by Jeanne Goosen. A melancholic poetry film in black and white with sand and silhouettes. About the loss of a mother and a flawed relationship between daughter and child. Inspired by Jeanne Goosen’s eponymous poem, recited by the well-known South-African actress Elize Cawood, to the aria O mia babbino caro from Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicci, in a legendary performance by Maria Callas (1955).
- Director:
- Naomi van Niekerk, Naomi Van Niekerk
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- South Africa
- Running time:
- 3 min.
- Technique:
- Sand Animation
- Original title:
- My mamma is bossies
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Naomi van Niekerk
- Animators:
- Naomi van Niekerk, Naomi Van Niekerk
- Script writers:
- Jeanne Goosen, Naomi Van Niekerk
- Music composer:
- Giacomo Puccini
- Sound designer:
- Arnaud van Vliet
- Editor:
- Naomi van Niekerk
- Production:
- Dryfsand
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Poetic, Dreams, Sad, Relationships, Animals, Surreal
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Short Film at the 2016 South African Film and Television Awards
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