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