After an intense period of production and mastering, we are delighted to present soon MOTHER a new short film by Franz Maria Quitt a young upcoming director based in New York City and Vienna. A film of outstanding cinematic quality. To be released at international festivals in 2014/2015.

Austria/USA, running time: 26min, format: 4K DCP

LOGLINE:
A father’s death pushes a mother and daughter further apart. A mother’s death pulls a father and son closer together. A short film about the tug of war between taking care of others and yourself.

SYNOPSIS:
Philip revels in a life without responsibilities until he’s reunited with one that was taken away from him – his son, Max. After the passing of Max’s mother, Philip is merely tasked with escorting him to his aunt’s home, but, along the way, a long withheld truth provokes hope for an overdue bond. Meanwhile, Charlie, a physical therapist-in-training, is forced to take on her own mother, once a model, as her primary patient. Charlie decides a trip into nature is just what her obese and willfully home-bound mother needs until what was meant to be a refreshing venture becomes overwhelmingly suffocating. While wading in the gravity of their loneliness, Charlie and Philip manage to find each other, fostering an acquaintanceship amidst a hallway they share as neighbors.

produced by HELMA QUITT-STERN and FRANZ ERNESTUS QUITT
co-produced by FILIP ANTONI MALINOWSKI and JÜRGEN KARASEK
executive producers NICOLA MURPHY/FRANZ MARIA QUITT
director of photography SARO VARJABEDIAN
editor FILIP K. KASPERASZEK (psm)
production designer BECK KITIS
music by KALYN MARIE/CEM MISIRLIOGLU/CHRIS CERNY/FOLDING LEGS
written/directed by FRANZ MARIA QUITT

cast:
ALEXANDER ROLINSKI
RYAN JONZE
KAYLYN SCARDEFIELD
DARLENE CATES

more info at: www.mothershortfilm.com

team premiere at Filmcasino Vienna, discussion with Christoph Rainer, Franz Maria Quitt, Filip Antoni Malinowski