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 |
| Directing | Stella Merkel | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Mac Pettit | Director |
| Camera | Gabe Porath | Grip |
| Editing | Bernard Tang | Editor |
| Lighting | Gabriel Sanchez | Gaffer |
| Writing | Mac Pettit | Writer |
| Camera | Tristan Ramos | Director of Photography |
| Production | Julz LaBrash | Producer |
| Camera | Alexandra Sirola | BTS Footage |
| Camera | Arsh Buttan | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Manan Choudhry | Grip |
| Camera | Ben Mouland | Key Grip |
| Directing | Ngaire Lyden-Elleray | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Penny Gullion | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mungo McLaggan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Victoria Kataeva | Grip |
| Production | Isabelle Barlow | Production Designer |
| Art | Nora Reid | Art Department Assistant |
| Camera | Bernard Tang | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grace Shore | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Tyler Wu | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Alma Garcia | Second Film Editor |
| Sound | Juliette Leach | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Forrest Martin | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Editing | Tooba Rahim | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Diego Medc | Sound Designer |
| Art | Emmi Tsiapalis | Props |
| Art | Keesay Wang | Art Department Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emmi Tsiapalis | Costume Design |