Mother Just a Smile
TITLE
Mother Just a Smile
DIRECTOR
Cyrielle Raingou
COUNTRY
Portugal
YEAR
2022
DURATION
18′
GENRE
Documentary
Mother Just a Smile
A deceased mother is not dead; she lives in the blowing wind, in the rising tide of a full moon night. In order to grieve and properly say goodbye to her love ones, Isabel Cardoso, decides to share with her late mother, certain key moments of her life.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Cyrielle Raingou
Screenwriter and filmmaker Cyrielle RAINGOU (Cameroon) has a Master’s degree in law and documentary filmmaking. She uses legends, metaphors and symbolism to tell stories about cultural identities in Africa, their promotion on an international scale and the economic interest it raises. Her short film The Lamb (2021) was nominated for Best Short Film at Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival. Her follow-up short film Mama dan que Soriso (2022), and her first feature-length documentary Le Spectre de Boko Haram (2022), were selected for IFFR 2023. Outside filmmaking she loves playing chess.
- DirectorCyrielle Raingou
- ScreenplayCyrielle Raingou
- CinematographyCyrielle Raingou
- EditingCyrielle Raingou
- Cast
- Producer/s Cyrielle Raingou
- Production CompanyDocnomad Joint Master, JCMR
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Distributor/s
- Project TitleMother Just a Smile
- Project TypeDocumentary
- Completion Date January 1, 2022
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Country of origin
Portugal -
Country of filming
Portugal - LanguagePortuguese
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project Yes
Cyrielle Raingou
Screenwriter and filmmaker Cyrielle RAINGOU (Cameroon) has a Master’s degree in law and documentary filmmaking. She uses legends, metaphors and symbolism to tell stories about cultural identities in Africa, their promotion on an international scale and the economic interest it raises. Her short film The Lamb (2021) was nominated for Best Short Film at Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival. Her follow-up short film Mama dan que Soriso (2022), and her first feature-length documentary Le Spectre de Boko Haram (2022), were selected for IFFR 2023. Outside filmmaking she loves playing chess.
