iVIVA MAMÁ!

Film by Gorki Glaser-Müller
Sweden 2004
Original format: DV
Screening: DV, DV-Cam or Beta SP
Screening format: 4:3
Stereo
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Sinopsis:
Victoria is from Chile and lives in Sweden. At the age of 48, she falls in love with the much younger Juan-Carlos. They get married and she is planning to move to Cuba, where her husband lives. Victoria’s happiness is soon turned upside down, she is getting blind on one eye. But her missfortune encourages her to follow her dreams and discover the most important things in life. The director Gorki Glaser-Müller is Victorias son. In the film, mother and son experience Victoria’s reality through struggle and laughter.

¡VIVA MAMÁ! is a colourful ”close up” documentary about embracing life and the will to start over again.

Awards:
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, Internatioanl Students Film Festival, Wienna ´05.

Cast:
Victoria Müller-Toro
Juan-Carlos Hernandez
Gorki Glaser-Müller
Caterina Glaser-Müller

Directed by: Gorki Glaser-Müller
Cinematography, Editing, Sound: Gorki Glaser-Müller
Produced by: School of Film directing Gothenburg University, Sweden
gunilla.burstedt@film.gu.se, www.film.gu.se

Directors commentary/ statement:
I wanted to film my mothers way to deal with missfortunes, her will to live and fight. All that without arranging anything. So all the intervews developed from conversations. I wanted to celebrate her in an colourful ”Ode to my Mother”.  

Festivals:
2004 Göteborg Int. Filmfestival (Swe)
2004 MFA Planet Europe, Mallorca. ( Spain)
2004 Skånska Filmdagarna. (Swe)
2004 Guldklappan ( Swe)
2004 NUFF Nordic Youth Film festival. (Nor)
2005 Internatioanl Students Film Festival, Wienna ( Austria). BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY,

Producer:
FILM HÖGSKOLAN, Göteborgs Universitet.
Gunilla Bursted
Box 142
SE 405 30 Gothenburg
Sweden
gunilla.burstedt@film.gu.se
tel: +46-31-773-43-44
fax: +46-31-773 59 50