A person is standing on the beach with a child on their shoulders, looking at the sea.

Full-length documentary

Motherboard

(Motherboard)

At age 38, documentarist Victoria Mapplebeck found herself in a difficult situation. Unable to combine solo motherhood with freelance directing, she didn’t have the means to provide for her family. So she turned the camera on herself and her son Jim. She recorded their life together for 20 years – from Jim’s first steps to when he started university. Even more challenging than Jim’s puberty, was the author's insidious illness.

A longitudinal diary study created from hundreds of hours of footage offers a non-idealised look at single parenthood. In the same chaotic way as human memory, the film mixes images from the past and present, captured using various recording media. In this way, we spontaneously follow Victoria’s development as a woman, mother and filmmaker.

Women's rights Europe

Basic information about the film

Title	Motherboard
Original Title	Motherboard
Original Language	English
Znění	original audio, children’s films dubbed in Czech
Subtitles	Czech subtitles, select films have descriptive Czech or English subtitles (look for the accessibility icons next to each screening)
Premiéra	Czech premiere
Film type	Full-length documentary
Year of Production	2024
Country of Origin	UK
Length	90 min.
Tags	Women's rights, Europe
Director	Victoria Mapplebeck

All screenings

03/25 17:00

Library – Polan's Hall
Bedřicha Smetany 13, Plzeň

Language:
Subtitles: Czech

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