Maternal Histories

short documentary by Anouk Degen
Switzerland, 2015

Synopsis

“Maternal histories” is an inward journey based on the author’s family film archive. The film explores intimacy, words and silence, to inspect the arious shades of so-called ‘maternal instinct’. The author questions the implicit inheritance which passes down from generation to generation and the conflicting desires that haunt her as a woman and a mother.

Selections

Etats Généraux du Documentaire – Viewing Experiences Section
Filmar en America Latina 2015
51èmes Journées de Soleure – Section Panorama Short
Miroirs 2016 – Journée de films de famille et autobiographiques
Contemporary Swiss Cinema Panorama 2016 (Brazil)
Filmes de Homen 2016 – Jean Loup Passek Award International Competition
Festival du Film de Famille 2016 – International Competition
Family Film Project 2017
DOCFeed 2017 – International Competition
Montreal Feminist Film Festival 2017
Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival 2017 – International Competition
Berlin Indie Doc Fest 2017
Jax Doc Fest 2017 – Experimental Documentaries
XIII Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema – A Mulher no Cinema
Black Maria Film Festival 2018
Festival de Cine Latino-Americano 2018
Passages : Women in Transition 2018

Format: S8 / HD – 28 minutes
V.O.: French, Portuguese
V.O.S.T.: English / French / Spanish / Portuguese
Son: stereo 2.0 / 5.1
Screening Format: DCP digital cinema (SMPTE 25ips) / Blu-ray

Written and directed by Anouk Dominguez-Degen
Photography: Maurice et Aurea Degen, Anouk Dominguez-Degen, Jehan Dominguez
Sound design: Rudy Decelière
Music: Hicham Chahidi
Tibetan singing bowls: Verona Vonnez
Soundmix 2.0: Rudy Decelière
Soundmix 5.1: Adrien Kessler
Color-grading: Raphaël Frauenfelder
Editing: Anouk Dominguez-Degen
With: Jehan Dominguez, Aurea, Maurice et Karina Degen
Production: Benjamin Poumey / C-Side Productions

Support

Supported by Cinéforom & the support of Loterie Romande, Office Fédéral de la Culture (DFI), Fondation Emilie Gourd