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My Mum's Bonkers

My Mum's Bonkers

2017•3m
Animation

About the loss of a mother, with her unexpected exuberance, but who also cries Puccini melodies. A short poetic collage, as fleeting as the blink of an eye, where sounds and images are superimposed to evoke the at once peaceful and tormented memory of a mother.

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Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Elize Cawood

Elize Cawood

Narrator (voice)

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