Mother’s Tongue

Written and directed by Mark Regan.

Creativity blooms from a thorny tongue.

Poster of two lead actors surrounded by film festival laurels showing the success of the film Mother's Tongue.

Log-line:

A wannabe artist, trapped caring for her demoralising mother must redefine what she considers “art” to find freedom.

Tagline:

Embrace the canvas, rewrite your story.

Synopsis:

A stifled young female artist, Lucy, trapped caring for her elderly criticising Mother, must discover a new way of expressing her creativity and finding her artistic voice.

Characters:

Lucy - a woman in her twenties, not confident, shy, distressed, and stressed in one package. Lucy has always loved art, she dreams to be a painter and adores classical painting but can’t seem to break into the industry. Amidst the suffocation of her caregiving, Lucy yearns to unleash her creativity.

Mother - a bitter and twisted elderly woman, who mistrusts everyone and everything. She squashes her daughter’s confidence and expects her daughter to be her slave. A proud woman who manipulates conversations and situations so her daughter will not embarrass her.