Drama

My Mum’s Bonkers

2015 Adults 3 min

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).

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
Script writers:
Jeanne Goosen, Naomi Van Niekerk
Music composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Sound designer:
Arnaud van Vliet
Production:
Dryfsand
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