Masterpiece Mommy

Masterpiece Mommy

Directed by Dorothy Sing Zhang

Genre Drama, Musical
Country United Kingdom, China
Year 2024
Length 15 min
Formats DCP
Sound Stereo + 5.1
Version English

Synopsis

A modern musical between Tess, a mother, and her daughter Justine. After suffering a fall, the doctor expresses to Tess, from the CT scan, a potential presence of a lump in her breast and recommends a mammogram. Justine accompanies her and ultimately uncovering the real reason for the fall.

Themes

illness, mother-daughter relationships, musical, medical

Biography

Dorothy Sing Zhang studied Fine Arts at the University College of London, Slade, and pursued film studies at Ecole de Leth (Denmark) with Lars Von Trier and Jørgen Leth. In 2021, she directed the documentary BàBà (Festival du nouveau cinéma). In addition to her film work, she also released the monograph Like Someone Alive (2023, Art Paper Editions).



Cast

Leah Dou
Christina Tam

Team

Production

Lily Ashton (Iconoclast UK)
Executive Production: Sarah Pearson (Iconoclast UK)

Script

Dorothy Sing Zhang

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Maximilian Pittner

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Elena Isolini

EDITING Lainy Black, Carla Luffe
Sound David Giles
Music Sebastian Gainsborough, Alex Minyailo

Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival | 2024
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada | 2024

Riga International Film Festival, Lithuania | 2024
Aesthetica Film Festival, UK | 2024
Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds | 2024
London Short Film Festival, UK | 2025