The Story of a Mother (2010) is an Italian short film produced and directed by Alessandro De Vivo and Ivano di Natale. The drama features Nino Colella, Angela de Matteo and Renato De Rienzo.. It is an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen short story of the same name.
Plot One night, Death (voice of Renato de Rienzo) swoops in and takes the life of a child. His mother (Angela de Matteo) will do anything to recover him, even lose all she has.
Cast Nino Colella as Guardian of the Forest Angela de Matteo as Mother Renato De Rienzo as Death and voice f. c. Valeria Frallicciardi as Woman Nunzia Schiano as Greenhouse Keeper
Exhibition The film opened at the New York City Horror Film Festival on May 5, 2010.
Film Festivals New York City Horror Film Festival - 2010 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival - 2011 Minghella Film Festival - 2011 Boston International Film Festival - 2011 Fantasy Horror Award - 2011 Dances With Films - 2011 I've Seen Films International Film Festival - 2011 Napoli Film Festival - 2011 41° Parallelo - New York City - 2011 Riverside International Film Festival 2012
Source:The Story of a Mother at Stage32
Awards Wins Roma Fantafestival, Best Short, 2012 California Film Awards, Silver Award, 2012The Story of a Mother at the California Film Awards web site
See also Hans Christian Andersen The Story of a Mother
References
External links The Story of a Mother official web site