A Mother’s Body is an intimate portrayal of two women hotel cleaners from a daughter’s
perspective. While the women perform their daily work, the daughter reflects on how their
profession affects their bodies and relationship to time. Meanwhile, the women navigate and
negotiate the demands of the strenuous labour with experience, preciseness, and beauty.
perspective. While the women perform their daily work, the daughter reflects on how their
profession affects their bodies and relationship to time. Meanwhile, the women navigate and
negotiate the demands of the strenuous labour with experience, preciseness, and beauty.
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
2021 - Tempo dokumentärfilmsfestival (World Premiere, Honoury mention)
2021 - Hot Docs International Filmfestival
2021 - IFEMA Filmfestival
2021 - Black Star Film Festival
2021 - Verin Short Film Festval
2021 - PING
2021 - Nordisk Panorama (Opening Film)
2021 - Nordic Labour Film Festival
2021 - CinemAfrica Filmfestival (Best Short)
2021 - Panora Film Festival
2022 - Arktisen Upeeta
2022 - KinoPra Festival
2022 - Doc Lounge
2022 - Folkets bio
2022 - Värnamo Filmhistoriska Festival
2022 - Shortlisted as 'Best short film' Swedish Academy Award (Guldbaggen)
2023 - Europanorama
2021 - Hot Docs International Filmfestival
2021 - IFEMA Filmfestival
2021 - Black Star Film Festival
2021 - Verin Short Film Festval
2021 - PING
2021 - Nordisk Panorama (Opening Film)
2021 - Nordic Labour Film Festival
2021 - CinemAfrica Filmfestival (Best Short)
2021 - Panora Film Festival
2022 - Arktisen Upeeta
2022 - KinoPra Festival
2022 - Doc Lounge
2022 - Folkets bio
2022 - Värnamo Filmhistoriska Festival
2022 - Shortlisted as 'Best short film' Swedish Academy Award (Guldbaggen)
2023 - Europanorama
Director: Jonelle Twum
PRODUCER: Hawa Sanneh
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Amanda Ekström
1st AD: Juliette Pinzón
DoP: Malin LQ
Focus puller: Kelly Wedin
Sound: Tigran Arakelyan
Editor: Moa Nyberg Waller, Ali Alsalem
Sound design: Tove Lidman
Additional sound: Emil Göthberg
Music composition: Javad Safari
Graphic art design: Lina Forsgren
Colorist: Filip Stankovic
PRODUCER: Hawa Sanneh
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Amanda Ekström
1st AD: Juliette Pinzón
DoP: Malin LQ
Focus puller: Kelly Wedin
Sound: Tigran Arakelyan
Editor: Moa Nyberg Waller, Ali Alsalem
Sound design: Tove Lidman
Additional sound: Emil Göthberg
Music composition: Javad Safari
Graphic art design: Lina Forsgren
Colorist: Filip Stankovic
