A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 8, 2019
Original Title:
Soita äidille
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Zone2 Pictures
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 18
Calling Mother is about the moments when you just have to call your mum. It is a compilation of phone calls made by different people to their mothers. Film follows the lifespan of a human being from youth to adulthood, a child changing from a dependent to a caretaker. Phone calls are connected by images of an old telephone center and a story of a young mother who doesn’t have a mother to call.
Cinematography:
Heli Pekkonen
Director:
Marianne Mäkelä
Heli Pekkonen
Editor:
Leo Suonikko
Music:
Kaapo Huttunen
Producer:
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
Marianne Mäkelä
Script:
Marianne Mäkelä
Heli Pekkonen
Sound Designer:
Olli Huhtanen
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