Hot Mother

'Hot Mother' is the tale of a single mother and her contemptuous daughter, who go to a spa retreat to spend time together. Set over the course of one afternoon, the pair seem unable to connect; the divide between them is too great.

New Zealand Production

Short 2020 14.00 minutes

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At an idyllic Rotorua spa retreat, a vacationing mother and daughter bicker and avoid connection. An unfortunate accident occurs.

2020: Berlinale

2021: Melbourne International Film Festival

Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival NZ's Best Competition

Directors

Lucy Knox

Producers

Evie Mackay

Screenplay Writers

Lucy Knox

Crew

Bill Bleakley | Co-Producer

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