Aqua mamas

2016 • SHORT FICTION • 28 MIN.

Pernille is pregnant and filled with joyful expectations to her new life as a mother. But when her son arrives, she is pressured to the limit by his crying voice and her problems with breastfeeding. She starts to doubt her abilities as a mother. She seeks support and comfort from her far more experienced group of mothers, whom tries to help Pernille in the best way they can. But how can one become a great mother?

Director & writer ZARA ZERNY

Producer MARIA MØLLER KJELDGAARD & RIKKE TAMBO ANDERSEN

Director of Photography PHILLIP JØRGENSEN

Production Designer HELLE KIRSTINE EGSGAARD

Editor SOFIE STEENBERGER

Sound Designer PETER STORM WICH

Composer MARIA TIMM

Cast PERNILLE VALLENTIN, SOFIE RAMSING, FATIMA OSBORNE & MARIA TIMM

Produced by Manna Film & Tambo Film for Super16 in collaboration with Nordisk Film Fonden, Det Obelske Familiefond, Spar Nord Fonden, Filmkopi, Dansk Skuespillerforbund with support from Filmværkstedet, SF Studios, Zentropa, Toolbox Film, Fridthjof Film A/S.

SELECTED FESTIVALS

Moscow International Film Festival

Aesthetica Short Film Festival

Lisbon Film Festival

KIN Women’s Film Festival of Armenia

Poitiers Film Festival

China Women’s International Film Festival

Berlin Feminist Film Festival

Short to the Point – Winner

Porto Femme

Film Festival for Women’s Rights in South Korea

Helsinki International Film Festival