Ma mère et moi

My Mother and I

Generation 14plus 2023

Kees, 17 years old, can’t wait to leave her home and head for France. Only her mother doesn’t really seem ready for the cutting of the umbilical cord. The joint road trip into the new life of the teenager develops into an emotional tour de force, especially for Kees. A mother-daughter relationship that is as intense as it is complex, which Emma Branderhorst tells with an eye sensitive towards the ambivalent feelings of her characters.

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by Emma Branderhorst
with Celeste Holsheimer, Hannah van Lunteren Netherlands 2023 English, French, Dutch 19’ Colour World premiere recommendation: 14 years and up

With

Celeste Holsheimer (Kees)
Hannah van Lunteren (Lois)

Crew

Director	Emma Branderhorst
Screenplay	Nena van Driel based on an idea by Emma Branderhorst
Cinematography	Daan Bukman
Editing	Tessel de Vries
Music	Jorrit Kleijnen, Jacob Meijer
Sound	Gijs Domen
Production Design	Fenna Stapel
Costumes	Vita Mees, Lisa Scheffer
Casting	Josephine Moen, Lara Toorop
Assistant Director	Bo van der Meer
Production Manager	Annely Valk
Producers	Maaike Neve, Joram Willink, Piet-Harm Sterk

Produced by

BIND

https://bindfilm.nl https://bindfilm.nl

Additional information

Festival distribution: Kapitein Kort
www.kapiteinkort.nl

Photos

Emma Branderhorst

Born in the Netherlands in 1995, she graduated with a degree in directing from the University of the Arts Utrecht in 2019. She has worked as an assistant director and casting director for various large Dutch film production companies. Her short film Onderhuids premiered in the 2020 Berlinale Generation. She is fascinated by the topics of youth and growing up from a female perspective. She is currently developing several films as well as directing commercials.

Filmography (short films)

2017 Femme 2019 Onderhuids (Under the Skin) 2021 Vlekkeloos (Spotless) 2023 Ma mère et moi (My Mother and I)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023