Story
Story
Synopsis
Ostrich is a short film about Helena, a mother, whose eyes are opened to the entrenched sexism within her family when she discovers a horrible truth about her son.
Director's Statement
Ostrich is an original idea by Gemma Carfi.
It is a film about relationships. We follow our protagonist, Helena, as she struggles to connect with her son and her husband and as she grapples with her relationship with herself and her identity. The progression of the film hinges on the unsaid, the construction of each character, and their seemingly everyday interactions with one another that covers something much more sinister bubbling below the surface.
We believe that the themes of the film are representative of conversations about sexism that should be ongoing and critical, now more than ever.