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Mother Goose

A woman holds a goose in in her arms.
A goose rests on a garden lawn next to a woman seated in a deckchair under a parasol.

Synopsis

After the death of her husband, Janet decides to distract herself by rearing a goose, which is to be the centrepiece of her Christmas dinner. However, as she grows ever more isolated from her daughter, Janet’s need to nurture the goose becomes an obsession: one which will cost her dearly.
A modern-day Grimm’s fairy tale about grief, isolation… and a goose.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 - Winner - Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 10 sec
Director
Joanna Vymeris
Producer
Bernardo Angeletti
Editor
Andy Sowerby
Screenwriter
Hugh Stubbins
Director of Photography
Toby Lloyd
Production Designer
Yujia Huang
Sound
Siim Skepast, Itzel Gonzalez Estrada
Composer
Umberto Gaudino
Principal cast
Sophie Thompson, Ralph Ineson, Lois Mackie

Genre

Comedy Horror Thriller Woman Director

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Strange Question Productions

Bernardo Angeletti
2 Frederick Street
London
WC1X 0ND

Ofelia Pictures

Joanna Vymeris

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