Mother

07/06/2019

CHANG MAI - In a small village in Thailand, Pomm takes care of Europeans with Alzheimer’s. Separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth during the final stages of her life, as a new patient arrives from Switzerland.

MOTHER is a character-driven film that allows us to explore the struggles of motherhood and the frustrations of being unable to care for our loved ones. It is the powerful connection between patients and caregivers that will challenge our preconceptions. Both Pomm and her patients are trying to recover the pieces of their lives that are gone, but through love and kindness they will learn to care for each other.

Supported

€ 4,000 allocated on 13/09/2016

ID:

FPD/2016/1323

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Publication

DOCUMENTARY

Mother, VRT/Max available until 09/02/202
Kissing Mother Goodbye (TV version), Al Jazeera English, 06/05/2020.
Mother, VRT/Canvas, 21u55, 10/05/2020.
UK: available via ITunes, Amazon, Google
Docville, 25/03/2020 till 2/04/2020. (Belgium)
MOOOV Filmfestival 2.0, 21/04 till 04/05/2020. (Belgium)

FESTIVALS

World premiere: Sheffield Doc Fest, UK, 09/06/2019.
DOKUFEST, Prizren, Kosovo, 6/8 and 8/8/2019.
EBS International Documentary Festival, Zuid-Korea, 17 and 25/08/2019.
Athens International Film Festival, Griekenland, 25-28/09/2019.
Belgian premiere: Film Fest Gent, 14/10/2019.
North American premiere: Chicago International Film Festival, 16/10 - 27/10/2019.
Festival van de gelijkheid, Vooruit Gent, 29/11/2019.
Belgian cinema release 14/01/2020.
Internationaal Film Festival Rotterdam, 22/1 - 02/02/2020.
Docville, Leuven, 31/3/2020.

PRESS COVERAGE

Mother Review: Tender portrait of a charismatic carer, The Guardian, 10/11/2019.
Review Mother, Cineuropa, 11/06/2019.
Review Mother, Filmuforia, 09/06/2019.
Review Mother, Reel Steel Cinema, 09/06/2019.
Interview met Kristof Bilsen, The Guardian, 12/09/2019.
Thailand, de ideale bestemming voor mensen met dementie..., Radio 1, 28/09/2019.
Interview met Kristof Bilsen, De Zevende Dag, VRT, 6/10/2019.
Interview met Kristof Bilsen, Humo, 7/10/2019.
Speeddate met Kristof Bilsen, Cinevox, 6/10/2019.
5 tips voor Film Fest Gent, De Tijd, 8/10/2019.
'Ik doe het voor mijn moeder', De Standaard, 14/10/2019.
Kristof Bilsen over Mother, Filmmagie, 11/12/2019.
Mother - A heartbreaking inquiry into the cost of dementia, The Guardian, 5/01/2020.
Mother is a deeply affecting documentary about outsourcing care, The Financial Times, 11/01/2021.

AWARDS

Beste Documentaire Film, De Ensors 2020

Team members

Kristof Bilsen

Kristof Bilsen is a Belgian documentary maker.

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