Project Detail

The Taste of Mango

Synopsis

A mother’s dream and a daughter’s beckoning - a love letter flowing through time, tenderly untangling knots in a family's unspoken past. Searching for answers that her mother and grandmother often brush aside, Chloe traces the reaches and limits of familial love. 
Official Selection True/False Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Documentary Competition
Winner BFI London Film Festival 2023 Audience Award for Best Documentary

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
75 min
Director
Chloe Abrahams 1st Feature
Producer
Chloe Abrahams, Elliott Whitton
Executive Producer
Diane Quon, Kellen Quinn, Martha Gregory, Hannah Bush Bailey, Robina Riccitiello, Bill Way
Editor
Chloe Abrahams, Stella Heath Keir, Isidore Bethel
Screenwriter
Chloe Abrahams
Director of Photography
Chloe Abrahams
Sound
Eli Cohn
Composer
Suren Seneviratne

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, US co-production

A Cardamom Films (UK), Fit Via Vi (US) production supported by BFI Doc Society Fund

Cardamom Films Ltd.

37 Redway Dive
Twickenham
TW2 7NT

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