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Scottish animation-cum-documentary about a son coping with his mother’s cancer diagnosis has flashes of originality but feels unfinished
This film from Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson might have been a straightforward piece about Anderson’s mother being diagnosed with mouth cancer and his coming to terms with her getting sick. But instead, it begins with Anderson in front of the camera admitting to his mum that after five years of off-and-on work, the film feels like a failure. “It’s all a bit of a mess,” he says, voice cracking with emotion. What he is going to do, Anderson tells his mum, is show her some of what he’s been working on. So, the film turns into a scrappy documentary with flashes of originality and some interesting things to say about the form itself.
When Anderson gets the call from his mum – “it’s the C-word...
This film from Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson might have been a straightforward piece about Anderson’s mother being diagnosed with mouth cancer and his coming to terms with her getting sick. But instead, it begins with Anderson in front of the camera admitting to his mum that after five years of off-and-on work, the film feels like a failure. “It’s all a bit of a mess,” he says, voice cracking with emotion. What he is going to do, Anderson tells his mum, is show her some of what he’s been working on. So, the film turns into a scrappy documentary with flashes of originality and some interesting things to say about the form itself.
When Anderson gets the call from his mum – “it’s the C-word...
- 9/20/2023
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
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