Synopsis:
Mother and son are changing places and roles constantly: once, the mother is an adult, sometimes son matures and takes care of suddenly childish mother. The arrangement works fine, until the boy decides to escape from under the skirt of the overprotective mother and start an independent life.
- Director:
- Paulina Ziółkowska, Paulina Ziolkowska
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Poland
- Running time:
- 12 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- O Matko!
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Piotr Furmankiewicz, Mateusz Michalak
- Animators:
- Paulina Ziółkowska, Natalia Krawczuk, Barbara Rupik, Karolina Specht, Aleksandra Wit, Artur Hanaj, Aleksandra Kucwaj, Zofia Skórka, Beata Strzelecka, Wojciech Wojtkowski
- Script writer:
- Paulina Ziółkowska
- Music composer:
- Tomasz Opałka
- Sound designers:
- Piotr Meiran, Piotr Majeran
- Editor:
- Wojciech Janas
- Productions:
- FUMI Studio, PWSFTVIT, Fumi Studio
- Distribution:
- FUMI Studio
- School:
- Łódź Film School
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Feminism, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Poetic, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Berlinale, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Krakow Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Polish Animated Film at Krakow Film Festival, Special Jury Mention at Ottawa International Animation Festival
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