My Lost Russian Mother
Ireland2023documentary86'Focus on Ireland
The Irish director tells a story of siblings adopted by an American family. Gabe dreams of meeting his biological mother and travels to Russia. His visit turns out to be a painful experience – the woman, mired in alcoholism and depression, treats him like a drunken delusion. During his stay, Gabe discovers family secrets, lies and even traces of murder. The documentary, made for over 10 years, is a harrowing tale of a search for identity that leads to a dark, unexpected finale.
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- directed by
- Sam Jones
He started out as a sculptor, drifting into documentary when he built a boat out of old furniture and travelled the Sheffield canal with a camera. The discovery that a camera could get him behind closed doors had him hooked. Now as a self-shooter PD, filmmaker and video journalist, he’s worked all over the world. Produced and directed television documentaries, series and news stories, from the freezing plains of Russia to the first unrest in Ukraine and the turbulence of the refugee crisis in Greece.
- Producer
- Ciaran OConnor / New Decade (New Decade ), Nuala Cunningham / New Decade (New Decade)
- Distributor
- Derry O’Brien / Network Ireland Television, Sadhbh Murphy / Network Ireland Television (Network Ireland Television)
- Editing
- Vince Murray
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