Naomi Noir

As a mother and caregiver for her mentally and physically disabled son, Mary’s life is flooded with bureaucratic calls from government institutions. While we slowly fade into surrealism, we get to the very core of how she is feeling.

Mother’s Child’ is an animated short film (9 minutes) about being a mother and caregiver for your adult child with special needs. The animated short gives us a peek into the life of Mary and her non-verbal son, Murphy. We are witness to the daily struggle of having to fight for the rights for your child with government officials, not always being able to understand what your child wants and trying to find beauty through all the bureaucratic mess of healthcare institutions. The animation begins realistic and gradually becomes more surrealistic, as we are entering the core to how Mary is feeling.