Project Detail

Your Mother and I

Synopsis

Johnna's dad talks too much, and Johnna herself lives inside her head. 'Your Mother and I' looks at the small moments that belie the larger tensions between families and generations, whilst Johnna's dad recounts all the ways he and his wife changed the world. Or so he says.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Short Cuts - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
4K
Director
Anna Maguire
Producer
Anna Maguire, Kat Hidalgo, Peter Kuplowsky
Editor
Maureen Grant
Screenwriter
Anna Maguire (adaptation), Julia Hart (adaptation), Dave Eggers (original story)
Director of Photography
Ian Macmillan
Production Designer
Tisha Myles
Sound
Victor Jaramillo
Music
Ben Fox
Principal cast
Don McKellar, Julia Sarah Stone

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Production Status

Production Company

Canada, UK coproduction

Paper Bag Productions (UK), Low Sky Productions (CA), Meraki Moving Pictures (CA)

Sales Company

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