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[Fantasia International Film Festival]: Nightborn
Mother knows best, and there’s no better depiction of this mantra than Hanna Bergholm’s Nightborn which will be having its North American premiere at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. The first year of parenthood is a literal circle of hell, with sleepless nights, countless arguments with partners, changing bodies, and edging onto the brink of insanity, and a young couple in Finland are discovering just how difficult raising a newborn can be. Saga (Seidi Haarl

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
4 days ago2 min read


[Review]: Mutter: The Diary of A Mother
Gül (Hazar Ergüçlü) All aspects of motherhood are a play-by-play real life enactment of a body horror, and from its explosively bloody opening sequence, Mutter: The Diary of a Mother goes forth with the intention of showing just how horrific an affair being a mother can be. Written and directed by Alphan Eşeli, Mutter: The Diary of a Mother centres itself on a single mother living desperately on the bread line as she attempts to keep the birth of her alien baby hidden. The f

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jun 82 min read


Mommy Dearest: 7 Horror Movies about Motherhood
The Babadook (2014) - Directed By Jennifer Kent The 2014 Australian psychological horror The Babadook centres around widowed Amelia...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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