you are not my mother

YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER Scares Up An Official Trailer Ahead Of March Release From Magnet

It’s the week before Halloween. Char’s bedridden mother, Angela, has mysteriously gone missing. All that remains is her abandoned car parked in the middle of a field. When Angela returns home to their North Dublin estate the following evening without explanation, it becomes clear to Char and her grandmother, Rita, that something is amiss. She might look and sound the same, but Angela’s behavior has become increasingly erratic and frightening, as if she has been replaced by a malevolent force. As Halloween approaches, a night steeped in ancient Irish myth and legend, Char must unearth the dark secrets of her family in order to uncover the truth behind her mother’s disappearance and save her, even if it means potentially losing her forever. That’s the wind up and the pitch for debut director Kate Dolan’s You Are Not My Mother, which has been enjoying a fruitful run at the festivals with […]

FINAL GIRLS BERLIN 2022 Review: Kate Dolan’s YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER

Lee B. Golden III

Director Kate Dolan delivers an exceptional debut that’s been amply well-received by critics since its Toronto premiere late last year. You Are Not My Mother, a film that deals heavily in the supernatural with subtle nods to witchcraft as a key plot tool, centers on Char (Hazel Doupe), a private school teenager beleaguered on multiple fronts: At school, she’s bullied by her peers, namely classmate Suzanne (Jordanne Jones) who also happens to be her neighbor. At home, Shar is forced to mitigate with the anxieties and depression of her mentally ill single mother, Angela (Carolyn Bracken), which ultimately pervades much of her shared environment with uncle Aaron (Paul Reid) and grandmother Rita (Ingrid Cragie). Further making things worse is when Shar leaves school one afternoon and suddenly finds the family car abandoned in public with Angela all but gone for hours, until finally re-emerging later at home. All seems normal-ish, […]