MOTHER is the story of two women, irrevocably changed through a chance encounter in a hotel one night. Carolyn, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife, trapped by motherhood, has come to the hotel to have an affair in a last ditch attempt at freedom. Lu, an independent street woman, living alone in her van, is scavenging for food in the hotel hallways. When Carolyn opens her door to find Lu eating off a tray, she mistakes her for room service. Desperate to be rid of her child for the evening, Carolyn drags Lu inside to baby-sit. As Lu observes Carolyn’s behavior around the child, what begins as a vision of a quirky, self absorbed yet fairly harmless mother, reveals itself to be much more threatening. Carolyn’s narcissism and disregard for the child quickly escalates into a portrait of neglect. Lu finds herself drawn to protect the baby girl and in order to do so, must make a monumentous decision which will change all three women’s lives forever.

Forms: Short
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Dramedy
Niches: Women, Student