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202629 minPGdocumentary

Mother Creature

202629 minPGdocumentary

A daughter confronts her mother's mental illness through a creative exploration of childhood fears and the metaphor of a monster under the bed.

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A daughter confronts her mother's mental illness through a creative exploration of childhood fears and the metaphor of a monster under the bed.

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Maria Torgarddirector

Sissela Nelanderwriter

Maria Torgardcast

Hans Tórgarðcast

Katarina Nolsöecast

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A daughter attempts to pull the monster of her childhood out from under the bed in an original, deeply personal and creative film about her mother's mental illness.

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