Mother, Dearest (2023)
When Barry, a repressed, 30-something year old man, returns home to find his dementiating Mother sick and covered in spew, he is forced to cancel his evening date and take care of her. As resentment builds and his alcoholic tendencies are used to cope, the two get in a drunk and confused fight.
Director: Mac Pettit
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Joanna Rannelli as Mother |
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Liam McCulley as Barry |
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Raven Light as Mrs. McDougal |
| Editing | Tristan Ramos | Editor |
| Camera | Arsh Buttan | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Manan Choudhry | Grip |
| Directing | Ngaire Lyden-Elleray | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Gabe Porath | Grip |
| Writing | Mac Pettit | Writer |
| Camera | Mungo McLaggan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bernard Tang | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Sound | Tyler Wu | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Mac Pettit | Director |
| Camera | Ben Mouland | Key Grip |
| Production | Julz LaBrash | Producer |
| Sound | Diego Medc | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Tristan Ramos | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alexandra Sirola | BTS Footage |
| Crew | Alma Garcia | Second Film Editor |
| Editing | Bernard Tang | Editor |
| Directing | Penny Gullion | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Victoria Kataeva | Grip |
| Directing | Stella Merkel | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Emmi Tsiapalis | Props |
| Sound | Juliette Leach | Boom Operator |
| Production | Isabelle Barlow | Production Designer |
| Art | Nora Reid | Art Department Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emmi Tsiapalis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Forrest Martin | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Editing | Tooba Rahim | First Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Gabriel Sanchez | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grace Shore | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Keesay Wang | Art Department Assistant |