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Mama's Love Bird (2024)
A Film by Ariana King

“A heartfelt film of the bond between mother and daughter” Selected for an Honourable Mention at the Brighton Rocks International Film Festival

“Official Selection for Toronto International Women Film Festival 2024

Official Selection Rome International Film Festival 2024

Semi-Finalist at Oscar qualifying Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 

Official Selection Oxford Shorts 2024

Official Selection BIFA Qualifying Honours List Women X Film Festival 2024

Honourable Mention at Brighton Rocks Film Festival 2024

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Mama's Love Bird Extended Trailer (2024)
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“Mama's Love Bird is a film that explores the impact of loneliness and isolation and the challenges faced when we see a loved one suffering from mental health. Amidst the conflict, through their shared experiences, it recognises that relationships and a child leaving home can be embraced in the present without wanting it to be the way it was before. This heartfelt story aims to make viewers laugh as well as find elements of relatability and be moved in some way."

Format: Short Film
Genre: Comedy Drama

Running Time: 14.50 mins

Certified: 12

TAGLINE: Free as a bird.
LOGLINE: Ida, a widowed mother, is afraid of stepping out of her flat. The only things that keep her safe are her love birds. Ida's routine is only interrupted when her daughter Alex pays a weekend visit.

Special thanks to Bournemouth University, Bournemouth & Poole Council and Hampshire Council