Kind Mother

Production Country: USA
Running Time: 15mins
Year: 2024

 An estranged mother arrives at the silent retreat that her daughter is attending. When the two women engage in an unusual - and fantastical - power struggle, limits are tested, generational trauma is brought to light, and together they must grapple with mortality.

FILM CREW:
Director: Clare O'Connor
Producer: Emma Sofia Fazzuoli, Clare O'Connor, Geoffrey Prather
Writer: Clare O'Connor
DOP: Jason Chiu
Editor: Geoffrey Prather
Sound Design: Adam Carl
Composer: Adam Robl, Shawn Sutta
Production Design: Clare O'Connor
Hair & Makeup: Cortney Heiser
VFX: Chris Schwab, Mark Intravartolo, Dusty Diller

Cast: Clare O'Connor, Kristin Carey


FESTIVALS:
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 2025
Fargo Film Festival March 2025
Crystal Palace International Film Festival March 2025
Cinequest Film Festival March 2025
Oxford Film Festival February 2025