Regional Competition

Mother's Milk

Isaac Knights-Washbourn
Screening time  
27.03. / Monday, 17:00 - 19:00 Theatre 4  
01.04. / Saturday, 17:00 - 19:00 Theatre 5  

In the hills of western Serbia, Dragica begins her workday on the farm by milking her cow. It is the journey of the milk into food that reveals her dedication to her family both past and present. Dressed in black, in the wake of her mother’s passing, Dragica battles with the weight of legacy that has been handed down to her. As she provides for loved ones a cloud of doubt hovers above her: should she continue in her mother’s footsteps or leave behind that which was bequeathed to her? Observing her ritualistic labour and devotion from sunrise to sunset, we are taken on a journey within the confines of her fences. Mother’s Milk is a tender meditation on motherhood and the chains that bind us together.

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Isaac Knights-Washbourn

Isaac Knights-Washbourn is an Aotearoa/New Zealand Filmmaker based in Scotland. His film Money Honey premiered at the 70th Berlinale. It won the inaugural Wellington UNESCO City of Film Award for Best Film at the NZIFF and the DEGNZ Award for Best Director at Show Me Shorts Film Festival. His documentary The Two Tales had its premiere at Encounters Film Festival. He was chosen to take part in LiM: Less is More 2022, a feature film development workshop. Awarded an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, Isaac graduated in 2021 with an MA in Screenwriting at the Kino Eyes Masters Program. He is currently completing his first feature documentary, Thorntree, which was filmed in Scotland.

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Mother's Milk

Serbia
2022, 18'

Directed by:
Isaac Knights-Washbourn

Cinematography:
Antonio Pozojević

Edited by:
Ivana Pejak

Producers:
Dejan Petrović, Nađa Lapčević

Produced by:
Filmart

Festivals & Awards:

DokLeipzig (2022)