• Mother(s)

    Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
    France | 21 minutes |

  • Mother(s)

    Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
    France | 21 minutes |

  • Mother(s)

    Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
    France | 21 minutes |

Set in the Parisian suburbs, Maman(s) follows an eight-year-old girl’s view of her family’s attempt to integrate a new mother and child, brought home from Africa by her father–much to her mother’s chagrin.

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Director: Maïmouna Doucouré
Producers: Bien ou Bien Productions
Screenwriter: Maïmouna Doucouré
Cinematographers: Yann Maritaud
Editor: Sonia Franco
Cast: Sokhna Diallo, Maïmouna Gueye, Azize Diabaté, Mareme N’Diaye, Eriq Ebouaney, Maïssa Toumoutou, Aïda Diallo, Khemissa Zarouel
Original Language Title: Maman(s)
Country: France
Language: French
Year: 2015
Running Time: 21 minutes
Awards: Best Short Film International, Sundance Film Festival; Best Short Film Award, Toronto International Film Festival; Jury Award, Leuven International Short Film Festival
Display Format: DCP - 2D

2016 ShortFest Archive