MOTHERBOARD
2024 | 90 min | Documentary
BAFTA winning Director, Victoria Mapplebeck, has created the first iphone feature documentary which charts the joy, pain and comedy of raising her 19 year old son Jim alone.
Victoria’s story began at 38 when she found herself single, pregnant and broke.
MOTHERBOARD will follow Victoria and Jim as they navigate their way through two generations of absent dads, Victoria’s breast cancer and Jim’s turbulent teen years.
MOTHERBOARD is a celebration of motherhood, love, loss and the eternal promise of the light at the end of the tunnel.
MOTHERBOARD was nominated fopr Best Cinema Documentary at the Grierson Awards 2025.
Director: Victoria Mapplebeck
Producer: Debbie Manners
Production Company: First Person Films
Bergen International Film Festival, Norway 2024 - Official Selection
BFI London Film Festival, UK 2024 - Official Selection
CPH:DOX, Denmark 2024 - Official Selection
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy 2024 - Official Selection
Grierson British Documentary Awards, UK 2025 - Best Cinema Documentary
IDA Documentary Awards, USA 2024 - Shortlist Best Documentary
IFEMA Film Festival, Sweden 2024 - Official Selection
One World International Human Rights Film Festival, Czech Republic 2025 - Official Selection
Zagrebdox, Croatia 2025 - Official Selection