Mother by John P. Raposas

Better know for his Lexationships series, director John P. Raposas made a huge departure from what he’s have been doing lately with his entry in the Interpretations Film initiative. His short “Mother” is a hardcore drama about adoption. The piece runs you through several emotions in the span of three minutes. Overall, it’s very touching. Currently, “Mother” has the most comments on the Interpretations site.

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Here’s the director’s statement:

I was actually in the audience at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival during the panel when the contest was launched. I sat there in awe around so many people who I’d read about online or seen in movies, and that’s when everything clicked. Immediately, I began work on my script, but didn’t think I would be able to scrape the money together. So, I shelved the script for two months, wondering if I could gather the funds to ever see it made. Fortunately, my producer, J.R. Sambajon, found a way to pull the production together with really only enough money to pay for food. They say that “no one ever makes it on their own,” and that was especially the case with this film. A huge “thank you” all to the cast and crew that donated their equipment, time, and performances to this production — I really can’t thank you enough, and I hope I made you guys proud.

BTW – be sure to watch some great adoption documentaries on PBS for Wo Ai Ni Mommy and In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee. Great films on a topic most of us don’t think about.

Mother by John P. Raposas