MOTHER AND MILK

BEST SHORT ANIMATION

Ami Lindholm

10 min | 2019 | Finland | US Premiere

What happens when a baby is born? Mother and Milk describes the mental process of becoming a parent - imagined as a catastrophe film. When the baby is born the new mother has to give up the life she knew. A flood of breast milk covers everything - her home, work, friends, relationship and a good night’s sleep. Only after realizing she is a part of the eternal chain of generations, Mother is able to accept the situation and start living her new life in the family. The film’s humor is sharp but warm, and the disaster turns into a newly found acceptance of the change.