Mother’s Milk on the Dok Leipzig

The short documentary Mother’s Milk, directed by Isaac Knights-Washbourn will have its world premiere in the Panorama programme of the 65th DOK Leipzig Documentary and Animation Film Festival, taking place 17-23 of October, 2022.

Mother’s Milk is a tender meditation on motherhood and the chains that bind us together. In the hills of Western Serbia, Dragica begins her workday on the farm by milking her cows. It is the journey of the milk into food that reveals her dedication to her family both past and present. Dressed in black, in the wake of her mother’s passing, Dragica battles with the weight of legacy that has been handed down to her. As she provides for loved ones a cloud of doubt hovers above her, continue in her mother’s footsteps or leave behind that which was bequeathed to her?

Observing her ritualistic labour and devotion from sunrise to sunset, we are taken on a journey within the confines of her fences.

The film was directed by Isaac Knights-Washbourn, filmmaker from New Zealand currently living in Edinburgh. The film was produced by Nađa Lapčević and Dejan Petrović. The cinematographer of the film is Antonio Pozojević (Croatia), the editor is Ivana Pejak (Serbia) and the sound designer is Eugene Pereiaslavtsev (Russia).

The film was produced by Independent Film Centre “Filmart” during the 16th edition of the Interaction: Student Film Camp, and the running time is 18 minutes. Interaction is a project funded by the Ministry of culture and information of Republic of Serbia, Film Centre Serbia, City of Čačak and Cinnamon Films.