If you do this, I will call you by your first name instead of Mom

19m

This experimental documentary delves into the director’s own mother-daughter relationship, featuring real-life dialogues between the director and her mother. The narrative unfolds through static, color-framed images of the mother’s empty apartment, capturing a sense of absence and reflection. These intimate conversations reveal layers of shame, resentment, and longing shaped by alcoholism and custody, creating a raw and deeply personal portrait of difficult love. Created as a Bachelor of Fine Arts graduation project, the work was exhibited in the Young Artists 2019 exhibition at Kunsthalle Helsinki.

Cast

Rosaliina Paavilainen

Self (Voice)

Johanna Paavilainen

Self (Voice)

Crew

Rosaliina Paavilainen

Director

Ollie Piani

Cinematography

If you do this, I will call you by your first name instead of Mom

Cast

Crew

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