Mother Vera

Feature length film, 91’

“Luminous’ ‘Beautiful’ ‘Riveting’
The Guardian

‘Transfixingly beautiful’
Screen Daily

‘Sublime and sensorial debut feature’
The Film Verdict

‘Absorbing and majestically shot’
The Film Verdict

‘Strikes a unique chord in documentary cinema's landscape, blending monastic life's
stark realities with the lyrical beauty of spiritual searching.’
Overly Honest Reviews

‘Exploring the notions of individual freedom and identity, Mother Vera is a touching and
beautifully crafted film, with the final scene being, in my opinion, a poignant example.’
Film Fest Report

‘Like everything else about this carefully crafted film, it’s undeniably stylish but the directors
use their eye for a strong image in service of the story, never just for the sake of it.’
Eye For Film

‘A visually striking and hard-wrought tale of personal salvation’
Journey into Cinema

‘A gorgeously lensed, intensely intimate film, finely eking out a hidden subjectivity and
gently trailing the protagonist’s deepest desires.’
High on Films

Awards:
The Grierson Prize, Best Documentary, London Film Festival 2024
Best Internatiional Feature, Festival Dei Popoli 2024

Nominations:
Best Debut Director Documentary, British Independent Film Awards
Raindnace Maverick Award, British Independent Film Awards
Best Feature Documentary, British Independent Film Awards
Best Cinematrogrpahy, British Independent Film Awards

BAFTA Longlist, Outstanding British Debut, 2025

World Premiere:
Official selection 55th Visions du Réel 2024, main International competition

Festival Screenings:
Official selection 21st Milliunnium Docs Against Gravity 2024, main International competition
Official selection 19th Camden International Film Festival 2024, Harrell competition
Official selection 68th London Film Festival 2024, main Documentary competition, Grierson Award winner
Official selection 7th Folkestone Documentary Film Festival 2024
Official selection 33rd Film Festival Cologne 2024
Official selection 69th Cork International Film Festival 2024
Official selection 5th Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2024
Official selection 43rd Noordelijk Film Festival 2024
Official selection 18th Cinecity Brighton 2024
Official selection 62nd Gijon International Film Festival 2024, main International competition
Official selection 65th Festival Dei Popoli 2024, Florence, main International competition - First Prize
Official selection 32nd Camera Image 2024, Poland, Documentary Competition

Supported by:
- Sundance Film Institute
- Medimed 2020
- Hot Docs Forum 2021 2nd place pitch winner
- Hot Docs 2023 works-in-progress
- DocFest Meet Market 2023 & Rough Cut Screenings
- Locarno First Look 2023 winner - Creativity Media First Look Award

Directors Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson
Cinematography Cécile Embleton
Additional Cinematography Alys Tomlinson
Editor Romain Beck
Co-Editor Cécile Embleton
Producer Laura Shacham - She Makes Productions
Sound Designer Leonardo Cauteruccio

www.motherverafilm.co.uk

Documentary Director

Cécile Embleton