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Mother's Skin

Newfoundland, 1971. A neglected six-year-old girl struggles to cope with her mother's depression and her father's alcoholic rage. She spends her days alone, fending for herself, as her father works and her mother sleeps. At night, violence erupts around her, threatening to tear her family apart. But when the girl discovers a secret hidden within their home, her dysfunctional world takes on a strange new meaning.

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Cast & Crew See All

Briar Ainslie
Molly
Rhiannon Morgan
Mother
Joel Thomas Hynes
Father

Awards

  • 2023 - ACTRA Maritimes Award - Outstanding Performance - winner
  • 2023 - Golden Goblet - Best Live Action Short Film - nominated
  • 2023 - Screen Nova Scotia Award - Best Short Film - nominated
  • 2023 - Canadian Award - Best Atlantic Short - winner

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