Masterpiece Mommy
United Kingdom / Fiction / 15' / Color / 2024
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.
Director: Dorothy Sing Zhang
Screenplay: Dorothy Sing Zhang
Producer: Lily Ashton
Cinematography: Maximilian Pittner
Editing: Lainy Black, Carla Luffe
Sound: David Giles
Music: Sebastian Gainsborough, Alex Minyailo
Cast: Leah Dou, Christina Tam
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).
Filmography
Ateliersó (2021)
BàBà (2021)
Masterpiece Mommy (2024)
Festivals Attended
Toronto International Film Festival
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Riga International Film Festival
Aesthetica Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
London Short Film Festival