Mother compiles clips of mother figures from classic Hollywood cinema and television dramas. The figures range from the Virgin Mary and Mother Courage, to characters from Maude (1972–78), Aliens (1986), Imitation of Life (1959), and American Gangster (2007). The characters play out scenes of care, loss, emotional manipulation, abandonment, and grief. The intense relationships between mothers and daughters are especially prominent.
Tracey Moffatt
Director
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds75%
My Mom Jayne80%
Maternal Instinct71%
The Cheshire Murders65%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Sherman's March65%
The Class of ‘9271%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Love, Marilyn66%
Night Will Fall76%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Public Speaking70%
David Lynch: The Art Life69%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Heart of a Dog65%
Until the Light Takes Us67%
The Menendez Brothers72%
Harmontown66%
For Sama82%
