Amma

20241 min 42 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Akash Jones

Production: Maral Mohammadian (National Film Board of Canada)Robert McLaughlin (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Akash Jones

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

Wash your hands. Turn off the lights. And don’t forget your prayers to Ganesh.” Having fun with comicbook motifs and plasticine, Akash Jones honours the no-nonsense second-generation immigrant mother who raised him, instilling habits that guide him to this day. Stop-motion animation that says, “Love ya Mom.” 

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Subject categories


  • Children and Youth > Family Life
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > HinduismMythology

Credits


writer
Akash Jones
director
Akash Jones
animator
Akash Jones
voice
Sucheta Jones
Akash Jones
mentoring director
Andrea Dorfman
editing
Jesse Rivière
sound design
Vid Cousins
music
Martin Cesar
technical direction
Mathieu Tremblay
Vincent McCurley
technical animation support
Alexandre Roy
Johanne Ste-Marie
set fabrication
Akash Jones
Bronte Brazier
puppets
Akash Jones
Bronte Brazier
technical coordination
Luc Binette
online editing
Serge Verreault
foley
Karla Baumgardner
recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
mix
Geoffrey MacKay
voice recording
Matt Lederman
Deane Cameron Recording Studio
studio operations manager
Camille Fillion
studio administration
Victoria Angell
production coordination
Dominique Forget
Omorose Osagie
Lucia Corak
marketing
Geneviève Bérard
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
Jolène Lessard
publicist
Nadine Viau
associate producer
Anne Koizumi
producer
Maral Mohammadian
executive producer
Robert McLaughlin