THE EYES OF MY MOTHER @ Sundance

Cast: Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill, Clara Wong, Flora Diaz and Olivia Bond

Francisca has been unfazed by death from an early age—her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, imbued her with a thorough understanding of the human anatomy. When tragedy shatters her family’s idyllic life in the countryside, her deep trauma gradually awakens some unique curiosities. As she grows up, her desire to connect with the world around her takes a distinctly dark form.

Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions of THE EYES OF MY MOTHER evoke its protagonist’s isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce’s stunning feature debut allows us only an elliptical presence in Francisca’s world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar, secret places.

Produced by Max Born, Jacob Wasserman and Schuyler Weiss.  Executive produced by Antonio Campos (CHRISTINE), Sean Durkin (MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE) and Josh Mond (JAMES WHITE). 

Country: USA

Language: English / Portuguese

Public Screening #1 (World Premiere): Friday, January 22, 3:15PM (Library Center Theatre)

P&I Screening #1: Saturday, January 23, 4:00PM (Holiday Village Cinema 4)

Public Screening #2: Saturday, January 23, 11:30PM (Prospector Square Theatre)

Public Screening #3: Tuesday, January 26, 9:00PM (Salt Lake City Library Theatre)

Public Screening #4: Thursday, January 28, 11:30AM (Egyptian Theatre)