Mamma
directed by Aslak Danbolt
Norway | 2021 | 15 mins
Drama
Synopsis
It’s Christmas Eve, and Synnøve is searching for her drug-addicted daughter Michelle in an almost desolated city.
Synnøve and Michelle are mother and daughter in real life and play versions of themselves in a story that is very close to their own lives.
Credits
Director: Aslak Danbolt
Writer: Aslak Danbolt
Producer: Khalid Maimouni
Cast: Synnøve Muren, Michelle Muren
Screening schedule
27 June > 3 July
Online screening
(Germany only)
Language
Norwegian, Swedish with English subtitles
Genre
Drama
Festivals and Awards
Aesthetica Short FIlm Festival
Go Shorts Nijmegen
Brooklyn Film Festival
Sydney World Film Festival
Brussels Independent Film Festival
About the Director
Aslak Danbolt has a BA in Documentary Directing from Lillehammer University College (2009) and an MA in Filmmaking from The London Film School (2014), and makes both documentaries and fiction. “Mamma” is the first film where he combines the two. He’s currently developing his first feature.