MOTHER’S MILK

In the hills of western Serbia, Dragica begins her workday on the farm by milking her cow. It is the journey of the milk into food that reveals her dedication to her family both past and present. Dressed in black, in the wake of her mother’s passing, Dragica battles with the weight of legacy that has been handed down to her. As she provides for loved ones a cloud of doubt hovers above her, continue in her mother’s footsteps or leave behind that which was bequeathed to her? Mother’s Milk is a tender meditation on motherhood and the chains that bind us together.

It was completed over 10 days with a crew of international filmmakers as part of the Interaction Student Film Camp.

Director: Isaac Knights-washbourn
Serbia, 2022
18:00 min | trailer

Isaac Knights-Washbourn is an Aotearoa/New Zealand Filmmaker based in Scotland. His film, Money Honey, premiered at the 70th Berlinale. It won the inaugural Wellington UNESCO City of Film Award for Best Film at the NZIFF and the DEGNZ Award for Best Director at Show Me Shorts Film Festival. His documentary, The Two Tales, had its premiere at Encounters Film Festival. He was chosen to take part in LiM: Less is More 2022, a feature film development workshop. Awarded an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, Isaac graduated in 2021 with an MA in Screenwriting at the Kino Eyes Masters Program. He is currently completing his first feature documentary, Thorntree, which was filmed in Scotland.

Isaac Knights-washbourn, Director of Mother's Milk (2022)

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