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Songs For My Mother

Synopsis

A story inspired by a set of wardrobe photographs Kubrick took for a movie he never made creates the backdrop for a relationship between two women to develop and be explored. Kristina is an actress. Esma is the costume designer. Kristina and Esma have a lot in common first and second-generation refugees from war torn areas of Europe. As we delve into their pasts, through a series of flashbacks, we unravel the hardship they have been through, the difficulty they have in connecting with their current environments and the similarities between them.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Format
Super 16mm
Director
Wilson Sisters
Producer
Nicola Doring
Co-Producer
Nicola Doring
Editor
Tom Lindsay
Screenwriter
Wilson Sisters
Director of Photography
Jake Polonsky
Production Designer
Ben Ansell
Sound
Phil Jenkins
Composer
Chris Taylor, John Greswell
Principal cast
Tereza Srbova, Fiona O' Shaughnessy

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

HSI London Ltd

72-74 Dean Street
London W1D 3SG
UK

T +44 (0)20 7437 3344

www.hsilondon.co.uk

Sales Company

HSI London Ltd

72-74 Dean Street
London W1D 3SG
UK

T +44 (0)20 7437 3344

www.hsilondon.co.uk

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