Moms on Fire

Running time: 12'40''

Production: S 2016

An ordinary neighbourhood in an ordinary town. Two women sit on a sofa and scratch their pregnant bellies. Four days till the due date. The situation is as unbearable as it is unavoidable. It’s simply intolerable. Masturbation isn’t an option, the clitoris can’t even be reached, and the boyfriend is absent, but he’s boring anyway. The only advantage in having another child is that one no longer has to play with the first one. Artist and filmmaker Joanna Rytel uses claymation to candidly address questions and situations that usually go unnoticed.

Authors:

  • Joanna Rytel

    Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1974, she studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Her films focus on controversial topics such as honour, racism, feminism, relationships between people and animals, taboos and sexuality in the public sphere, abortion, and porn. In 2010 Joanna Rytel screened her film “Unplay” in the Berlinale Shorts section.

    Moms On Fire (2016)
    Me seal, baby (2013)
    On top of your gaze (2013)
    Once upon a time there was an unfaithful mommy (2013)
    The seal (2011)
    You and Me (2011)
    Flasher Girl On Tour (2010)
    Gang Bang Barbie (2010)
    Unplay (2009)
    To think thing you don't want to (2005)
    A film inwards (2003)
    Animalperformance (2002)
    Then I'll take your cat (2002)

     

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