Mothers
MotinosIt’s a story of two mothers who have to let go of each other in order to grow.
Aldona (45) is a single mother of a daughter (25) who soon will become a mother herself. Miglė, her daughter, comes to visit her on the seaside. Aldona tries to show care, but instead – starts controlling her. She wants to convince Miglė to move back to live with her – Aldona has even decorated the separate room for the baby – but instead, just pushes her away. During the night, the contractions start unexpectedly together with a new chapter – Aldona has to finally accept her solitude and let her daughter go in order to grow.
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Director's biography
Birutė Kapustinskaitė
Birutė Kapustinskaitė has been working as a screenwriter and a playwright for quite some time. She has received the main National Award as the best playwright of the year, for the play “Therapies”, which was staged in South Korea as well. She holds the best screenplay award for the feature film, “Sasha Was Here”, from the Aubagne Film Festival. Since 2019, the writer started directing. Her debut short, “Mothers” (2019), received a special mention during the Ismailia Film Festival 2022 in Egypt and is touring around festivals together with the film agency Lights On. “The Nominees” (2022) is the second short film directed by her.
Filmography:
Mothers / Motinos (2021, short fiction)
The Nominees / Nominantai (2023, short fiction)
