MOTHER & BABY
Short documentary | 18 min | 2017
Screen Ireland | Ishka Films
Mother & Baby brings us into the world of children who were forcibly taken from their unwed mothers by the Catholic church. Spending time with Catherine Corless, the woman who uncovered the story, this documentary explores the emotional landscape of the children who lived in the imfamous Tuam Home. It reveals the children's perspectives, includes powerful archive recordings, and portrays the discovery of 796 infant remains.
“Mother & Baby had a visceral impact on me and gives voice to those who have had none, while drawing us into its steady, strong gaze. It’s still with me and will stay with for a long time.”
— Nick Costello, Publicity & Promotions Manager at Warner Bros. Pictures
“Mia Mullarkey's documentaries are hard-hitting, poetic and powerful and really capture the emotion of the strong subjects she chooses.”
— Jason Foran, Chair of the Discovery Award Jury at Dublin International Film Festival
“When the credits rolled, I remember feeling a palpable sense of appreciation from the audience for the warmth and maturity of Mia's storytelling.”
— Frank Berry, writer/ director of Michael Inside
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Best Short Documentary - Cork Film Festival 2017
Best Irish Short - Dublin International Film Festival 2018
Discovery Award - Dublin International Film Festival 2018
Audience Award - São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2018
Audience Award - Irish Film Institute International Documentary Festival 2018
Best Short Documentary - Irish Film Festa, Rome 2019
Best Short Film - International Short Film Festival Radio City 2019
Best Short Documentary 2nd Place - Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival 2019
Finalist - Goldentree International Documentary Film Festival 2018
Finalist - Firenze FilmCorti Festival 2019
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Cork International Film Festival 2017
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2018
Tehran International Short Film Festival 2018
São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2018
Galway Film Fleadh 2018
Helsinki International Film Festival 2018
The Smalls Film Festival 2018
Margaret Mead Film Festival 2018
Dublin International Film Festival 2018
Fastnet International Short Film Festival 2018
Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid – Seminci 2018
Clare Island International Film Festival 2018
In-Short Film Festival, Nigeria 2018
Barquisimeto International Film Festival 2018
Irish Film Institute International Documentary Festival 2018
Irish Film Festa, Rome 2019
International Short Film Festival Radio City 2019
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival 2019
Goldentree International Documentary Film Festival 2018
Firenze FilmCorti Festival 2019
Muestra Internacional de Cine de Palencia 2019
Chicago Irish Film Festival 2019
Junior Film Fleadh 2019
Medina del Campo Film Festival 2019
Capital Irish Film Festival 2019
Lisbon Film Rendevous 2019
Festival Internacional de Cine Lanzarote 2019
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes “La Cruz y el Mar” 2019
Festival Internacional Cine Independiente Cosquin 2019
Euro East Africa Film Festival 2019
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival 2019
British & Irish Film Festival in Luxembourg, 2019
RVK Feminist Film Festival, 2020
Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival, 2020
Guth Gafa and Maynooth University Docs Online Festival, 2022
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16 Dec 2017 - Tuam Home Survivors Group screening at Corallea Hotel, Tuam, Galway
1 Feb 2018 - Film M.A. in Huston Film School, Galway
2 Feb 2018 - Tuam Home Survivors Group screening at Campbell's Tavern, Headford, Galway
5 Feb 2018 - Documentary Department in Gorey School of Arts, Wexford
2 Jun 2018 - Inish Festival on Bofin Island, Ireland
8 Oct 2018 - Documentary Department in Liberties College, Dublin
22 Oct 2018 - Institute of Irish Studies at Fordham University in New York
23 Oct 2018 - New York Irish Center
26 Oct 2018 - Irish Studies in Framingham University, Boston
26 Oct 2018 - Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton, MA
30 Jan 2019 - 'Stay With Me' Exhibition at In-spire Galerie in Dublin, Ireland
7 Feb 2019 - Archiving Personal Histories at National University of Ireland, Galway
5 April 2019 - Montréal Irish Film Series, Ciné Gael Montréal Irish Film Society, Canada
21st May 2019 - IFI International + London Irish Centre in Camden, North London
20th June 2019 - International Women's Summit Sarajevo, Bosnia
19th August 2019 - 'Stay With Me' Exhibition at University College Cork, Ireland
19-20 October 2019 - Irish Books, Arts and Music Festival at the Chicago Irish American Heritage Center
28 July 2020 - Cork International Film Festival Film Club
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Catherine Corless
Carmel Larkin
Peter Mulryan
Pat Duffy
Kathleen Mulryan
Sadie Cramer
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Writer/ Director - Mia Mullarkey
Producer - Alice McDowell
Cinematographer - Aidan Maguire
Composer - Anna Mullarkey
Additional Cinematography - Kevin Minogue
Editor - Mirjam Strugalla
Sound Mixer - Simon Murphy
Re-Recording Mixer and Sound Editor - Peter Blayney
Photographer - Maurice Gunning
Musicians - Anna Mullarkey & Juliana Erkkonen
Music Mastering Engineer: Liam King
Colourist - Donal O'Kane
Online - Warren Dowling
Executive Producer - Emma Scott
Shorts Co-ordinator - Jill McGregor
Project Managers - Mary Callery & Keith Potter
Production Company - Ishka Films
Post-Production Company - Screen Scene
Funder - Screen Ireland
