Year: 2021
Director: Valentina Salvagno
DOP: Theodor Danciu
Cast: Valentina Salvagno, Francesco Centorame, Leonardo Centorame
Screenplay by: Andrea Procaccino, Andrea Vailati, Valentina Salvagno
Production Company: Lodovica Comello
Film Distribution: Kahuna Film
Synopsis:
MoM – Magic or Mournfulness challenges the notion that childbirth equates to a natural maternal instinct. The film deconstructs the idealized image of motherhood, exploring its unsettling duality: generative and destructive. Drawing on the experiences of new parents Valentina Salvagno and Francesco Centorame, the author uses her own body to create an intimate yet public narrative of the alienation that transforms the female body. With no narration, the film relies on powerful images and sounds to guide the viewer, prompting a reassessment of ingrained prejudices surrounding motherhood.
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