A tender tapestry of films reflecting the different phases of motherhood and the search for self within and beyond.

Maternal Threads

A tender tapestry of films reflecting the different phases of motherhood and the search for self within and beyond.

A painter struggles with the toughest model she's ever had: her daughter. Public ContactPuloma Basupulomacoma@gmail.com

Small Triumph

A painter struggles with the toughest model she's ever had: her daughter.

Morocco. Naima, a single mum, and her son Ahmed, 11, live in a slum. As the State decides to rehouse them, Ahmed must change schools. But the law is formal: only the father can sign the transfer paper. And Ahmed's father disappeared years ago. Public ContactShortcutsfestival@shortcuts.pro

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Paradise Garden

Morocco. Naima, a single mum, and her son Ahmed, 11, live in a slum. As the State decides to rehouse them, Ahmed must change schools. But the law is formal: only the father can sign the transfer paper. And Ahmed's father disappeared years ago.

Suzanne knows she's come out on top in her divorce battle when her ex-husband turns to her for help: to babysit the three-year-old daughter he had with the woman he left Suzanne for. Public ContactArden Productionsfilm.ardenproductions@gmail.com

A FAMILY WOMAN

Suzanne knows she's come out on top in her divorce battle when her ex-husband turns to her for help: to babysit the three-year-old daughter he had with the woman he left Suzanne for.

A mother and daughter take mushrooms together. Public ContactElizabeth O'Donnellwhoa.short.film@gmail.com

WHOA

A mother and daughter take mushrooms together.

An intimate portrait of identity, motherhood and partnership, and a quiet meditation on solitude, resilience, and the raw, beautiful stillness of a life beginning to reshape itself. Public ContactSarah Schutzkisarah@feralcreative.net

When You Will Be Big

An intimate portrait of identity, motherhood and partnership, and a quiet meditation on solitude, resilience, and the raw, beautiful stillness of a life beginning to reshape itself.

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