A mother’s bittersweet lesson of letting go.
A mother’s bittersweet lesson of letting go.
Directed by: Emma Croft
Through diary footage filmed over many years and a fleeting yet precious summer a single mother records her son’s transition into young adulthood whilst struggling to keep a connection with him. She turns the camera on her son and his skateboarding hobby, documenting him growing up and in turn, rediscovering herself.
The film combines documentary and poetry to delve deep into a mother’s complex and profound love for her only son. It is a bittersweet depiction of a mother’s gaze as she watches her son’s last summer of boyhood.
While the mother tries to hold on tight, her son teaches her to let go.
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